Note: Determinants of cargo port, hinterland cargo transport and port hinterland cargo transport service chain choices by service providers

Abstract

Port choice by users of port services has been investigated in the literature, but generally not port choice by port service providers. This paper examines the choice of a cargo port by providers of cargo port services from the perspective of a (1) cargo port service chain, (2) hinterland cargo transportation service chain and (3) port hinterland cargo transport service chain. The determinants of cargo port choice by providers of port services from each of these perspectives will be deduced.