The Globalization of Freight Transportation Ports, Containers and Territories Routledge Studies in Transport Analysis Series

During the last decades there have been important changes in the ways that goods are produced and distributed. This book analyzes the spatial outcomes of these changes by addressing key questions such as which places are taking advantage of this new configuration of flows? How do the firms in such places use transport and logistics to increase their power over other firms? This book moves geographically from the global to the local and examines maritime transport and ports as well as logistics and road transport. The results are relevant for any countries where logistics and transport are central to regional development initiatives.

Part I: Ports and Globalization 1. Waves of containerization 2. The impacts of containerization on forelands 3. The impacts of containerization on hinterlands Part II: Freight and Territorial Issues 4. Changes in production systems and freight flows 5. Freight transportation and urban systems 6. The metropolisation of warehouses Part III: Case Studies: Freight and Global Supply Chains 7. The geography of wine supply chains 8. The role of seaport-based logistic platforms in the automotive supply chain Conclusion: Distance Matters