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Containerisation in the Mediterranean: between global ocean routeways and feeder services

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The basin of the Mediterranean Sea has become an important focus of container traffic. Two functions are represented by this activity: one, the transhipment of containers involved in global networks; and, second, the intra-regional distribution of containers. This trade is revitalising port activity in many parts of the basin. Most striking has been the emergence of new hub ports, many of which now eclipse old-established port cities. The revitalisation offers prospects for a third function: the possibility of becoming the southern gateway of Europe. This paper examines the patterns, problems and prospects of the ‘new’ Mediterranean in the era of containerisation.

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  1. Institute of Geographical Sciences, University of Parma, Borgo Carissimi, 12, 46100, Parma, Italy

    Giovanni Ridolfi

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Ridolfi, G. Containerisation in the Mediterranean: between global ocean routeways and feeder services. GeoJournal 48, 29–34 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007036702694

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