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The continued growth of the port-centric concept in the UK means shipping lines are no longer tied to the traditional one-port operation, delegates at Multimodal 2014 heard yesterday.

Ocean carriers that want to differentiate themselves from competitors in “same-ship” alliances are offering customers connection options via several regional ports.

A What Next for Port-centric Solutions? session, chaired by The Loadstar editor Gavin van Marle, debated the benefits to the UK supply chain of port-centric operations and what needed to be done by ...

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