There are many studies in the past about the port development such as The Anyport Model. Anyport is described as the way port infrastructures evolve in time and space by Bird (1963). Bird proposed a five stage model to demonstrate how facilities in a typical port develop based on his research into the evolution of British ports which are setting, expansion and specialization.
Setting is the initial setting of a port which is strongly dependent on geographical considerations. For example, the setting is related to the furthest point of inland navigation by sailships. An original port is usually starts as a standard evolution where most of the time a fishing port with trading and shipbuilding activities with several quays. A standard evolution
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Quays were expanded and jetties were constructed as the growing amounts of passenger and freight as well as larger ships. As the size of ship expanded shipbuilding required the construction of docks. Access to vast hinterlands is enabled as the rail lines have integrated with the port terminals with a proportional growth in maritime traffic. Activities that are related to port also expanded so that industrial activities also included. This expansion mostly occurred downstream towards deeper draft …show more content…
It was found that the closer the ports are to the hinterland, the less their port-city equilibrium is realized, given the concentration of flows and the indirect dependence on inland markets. Wang and Olivier (2007) also studied the relationship of different global supply chains (GSCs) with port development. Six requirements have been mentioned by them which are the type of cargo, volume, flexibility in using alternative ports or terminals, environment considerations, vertical integration including port facilities, and horizontal clustering in
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Comparing and Contrasting the Manorial Trade Network, the Indian Ocean Trade Network, and the Trans-Saharan Trade Network
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As with all demand, supply came in the form of an increase in trade. This naturally lead to expanses navigation but more importantly shipbuilding. Advanced ships of that era meant longer distance sea travel which allow for additional markets offering new products. All of these factors led to a rapidly expanding network of trade routes.
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Eurasian trade when conditions along the Silk Road were unfavorable. For this reason, the geographical context of the Silk Road must be thought of in the broadest possible terms, including sea rout...
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In the past two decades, transportation cost of cargo has decreased that has aided in improving productivity and economic growth. Nonetheless, the operations of the market forces and the rising cost of fuel as well as environmental concerns impact on the cost of transporting goods from one place to another. Subsequently, the high cost of moving goods will be felt throughout the economy affecting enter...
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