2019•Unpublished venueRequires access
Transshipment hubs: the case of Mediterranean ports and the prospects
Σπυριδούλα Καντερέ Χριστοφορίδου, Spyridoula Kantere Christoforidou
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Abstract
In this study, an attempt is first made to describe the activity of transshipment, while
examining the development and operation of modern mega transshipment hubs, as
well as all the elements that contributed to their emergence and development. Next, a
review of contemporary scientific literature is followed to determine the position of
these hubs today within the global supply chains and how they contribute to shaping
their competitiveness. The following section examines the development of this
economic activity in the Mediterranean Sea region and presents the criteria that have
formed in the past and which continue to affect the development of transshipment in
that region today. Finally, a comparative analysis of the largest hubs in the Piraeus
follows, according to their movement data collected during the years 2007 to 2015,
while identifying the factors that contributed to their emergence.