The megalopolis and the pivot points: port mergers - part 3

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There are some ports whose success is based upon a correct prediction of container shipping developments – there is more than one instance where the introduction of a hub-and-spoke transhipment port has changed box shipping patterns, giving carriers and cargo owners advantages of greater economies of scale in their respective cargo networks.

Ultimately however, the greatest determining factor in the growth and development of a port is demographics – both in terms of population and economics. Simply, as communities grow, so ...