Abstract Seaports are major intermodal structures in the global supply chain, where multiple stakeholders search for profitable and resilient maritime lines. Shipowners reduce the distance between the northern and southern hemispheres by connecting hub ports. Hosting a global hub port implies competitive advantages to the municipality. However, operational bottlenecks loosen the port-city relationship. One of the main conflicts in this relation is the land port access, a hard-to-be-mapped, random operation. The traffic flow rise noticed in developed countries' ports and, more recently, in emerging markets, causes congestion and air pollutant emissions in terminal surroundings. Current models for road port access are static, single-window non-synchronized truck appointment systems. As a contribution, this case study develops a dynamic model of road port access. Also, it verifies the effectiveness of its application in the port-city relationship indicators in an emerging market global hub port, the Port of Santos, faced with ports of developed countries, prospecting optimal conditions to its implementation in an environment with significant institutional obstacles.

    Highlights The port-city relationship is a significant challenge in modern port management. A key issue in this relationship is road port access, interfering in the environment and the city's quality of life. It develops a dynamic model to control the road port access and, applies it in three ports of developed and emerging countries. The dynamic model adoption's effectiveness is evaluated in a case study, discussing its port-city relationship current situation.


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    Title :

    Development and application of a dynamic model for road port access and its impacts on port-city relationship indicators




    Publication date :

    2021-09-05




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English








    From port city to port network

    Van den Berg, L. / Van Klink, A. / Royal Flemish Society of Engineers; Section on Harbour Techniques | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1996