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A Geographical Perspective of the Transhipment Function

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When point-to-point markets cannot support direct service in the container trade, shipping lines need to make decisions about transhipment locations. Where to tranship is, at the start, a geographical question. This paper reviews a few of the geographer's descriptive, analytical and conceptual tools, which can be usefully applied to the transhipment phenomenon. The map, to begin with, draws out certain obvious locational relationships. Network analysis, using graph theoretical models, can suggest efficient ways of building and serving a transport network. The geographer's concepts of site, situation, and strategic location provide a general framework for comparative analysis of transhipment locations. The case of Freeport, a developing transhipment centre in the Bahamas, will be used to illustrate the application of these geographical tools.International Journal of Maritime Economics (2000) 2, 163–176; doi:10.1057/ijme.2000.15

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  • Douglas K Fleming, 2000. "A Geographical Perspective of the Transhipment Function," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 2(3), pages 163-176, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:marecl:v:2:y:2000:i:3:p:163-176
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    1. César Ducruet, 2020. "The geography of maritime networks: A critical review," Post-Print halshs-02922543, HAL.
    2. Notteboom, Theo E. & Parola, Francesco & Satta, Giovanni, 2019. "The relationship between transhipment incidence and throughput volatility in North European and Mediterranean container ports," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 371-381.
    3. Ducruet, César & Rozenblat, Céline & Zaidi, Faraz, 2010. "Ports in multi-level maritime networks: evidence from the Atlantic (1996–2006)," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 18(4), pages 508-518.
    4. Robert J. Mccalla, 2008. "Site And Situation Factors In Transshipment Ports: The Case Of The Caribbean Basin," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 99(4), pages 440-453, September.
    5. Wenming Shi & Kevin X. Li, 2017. "Themes and tools of maritime transport research during 2000-2014," Maritime Policy & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(2), pages 151-169, February.
    6. Ducruet, César, 2020. "The geography of maritime networks: A critical review," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).

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