Hub and Spoke vs. Multiple Ports of Call

In a hub and spoke system of containerized seaborne trade, cargo to a region is delivered first to a primary hub port and then transported to its final destination, whether by sea, rail, road or inland waterways. Similarly, exports from the region...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	BULK CARGO CARGO CARGO TRAFFIC CARRIERS CELLULAR VESSELS COMMODITY CONTAINER CARGO CONTAINER TRAFFIC CONTAINER VESSELS CONTAINERIZATION CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS CUSTOMS EMPTY CONTAINERS EXPORT HUB INLAND TRANSPORT INLAND WATERWAYS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES MARITIME SECTOR MARITIME TRANSPORT MARITIME TRANSPORTATION MERCHANT FLEET POPULATION DENSITY PORT AREA PORT EFFICIENCY PORT INFRASTRUCTURE PORTS RAIL RANGE ROAD ROUTE ROUTES SEABORNE TRADE SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING COMPANIES SHIPS SMALLER VESSELS TEU TRAFFIC TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION POLICIES TRANSPORTATION SERVICE VESSELS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/08/12886974/hub-spoke-vs-multiple-ports-call http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9887

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spelling	okr-10986-98872021-04-23T14:02:47Z Hub and Spoke vs. Multiple Ports of Call World Bank BULK CARGO CARGO CARGO TRAFFIC CARRIERS CELLULAR VESSELS COMMODITY CONTAINER CARGO CONTAINER TRAFFIC CONTAINER VESSELS CONTAINERIZATION CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS CUSTOMS EMPTY CONTAINERS EXPORT HUB INLAND TRANSPORT INLAND WATERWAYS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES MARITIME SECTOR MARITIME TRANSPORT MARITIME TRANSPORTATION MERCHANT FLEET POPULATION DENSITY PORT AREA PORT EFFICIENCY PORT INFRASTRUCTURE PORTS RAIL RANGE ROAD ROUTE ROUTES SEABORNE TRADE SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING COMPANIES SHIPS SMALLER VESSELS TEU TRAFFIC TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION POLICIES TRANSPORTATION SERVICE VESSELS In a hub and spoke system of containerized seaborne trade, cargo to a region is delivered first to a primary hub port and then transported to its final destination, whether by sea, rail, road or inland waterways. Similarly, exports from the region are collected in the primary hub, and then transported to final destination. While these primary ports are often equipped to allow for a quick turnaround time of vessels, there are usually two primary characteristics that set them apart from other ports: the primary hubs: (a) tend to be geographically central to the region (sometimes with a substantial hinterland - that is, it attracts a considerable amount of cargo that would in any case flow through that port); and (b) can accommodate larger vessels than other ports in the region. The West and Central African coast from Mauritania to Angola is one of the few regions of the world without a dominant hub distribution port. Since the evolution of the hub and spoke concept has been driven by competitive forces to lower container unit costs, the natural question to ask is: what features in the containerized traffic between the region and Europe, the predominating trade flow, have prevented hub development? 2012-08-13T09:47:55Z 2012-08-13T09:47:55Z 1998-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/08/12886974/hub-spoke-vs-multiple-ports-call http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9887 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 116 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa
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topic	BULK CARGO CARGO CARGO TRAFFIC CARRIERS CELLULAR VESSELS COMMODITY CONTAINER CARGO CONTAINER TRAFFIC CONTAINER VESSELS CONTAINERIZATION CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS CUSTOMS EMPTY CONTAINERS EXPORT HUB INLAND TRANSPORT INLAND WATERWAYS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES MARITIME SECTOR MARITIME TRANSPORT MARITIME TRANSPORTATION MERCHANT FLEET POPULATION DENSITY PORT AREA PORT EFFICIENCY PORT INFRASTRUCTURE PORTS RAIL RANGE ROAD ROUTE ROUTES SEABORNE TRADE SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING COMPANIES SHIPS SMALLER VESSELS TEU TRAFFIC TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION POLICIES TRANSPORTATION SERVICE VESSELS
spellingShingle	BULK CARGO CARGO CARGO TRAFFIC CARRIERS CELLULAR VESSELS COMMODITY CONTAINER CARGO CONTAINER TRAFFIC CONTAINER VESSELS CONTAINERIZATION CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS CUSTOMS EMPTY CONTAINERS EXPORT HUB INLAND TRANSPORT INLAND WATERWAYS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES MARITIME SECTOR MARITIME TRANSPORT MARITIME TRANSPORTATION MERCHANT FLEET POPULATION DENSITY PORT AREA PORT EFFICIENCY PORT INFRASTRUCTURE PORTS RAIL RANGE ROAD ROUTE ROUTES SEABORNE TRADE SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING COMPANIES SHIPS SMALLER VESSELS TEU TRAFFIC TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION POLICIES TRANSPORTATION SERVICE VESSELS World Bank Hub and Spoke vs. Multiple Ports of Call
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description	In a hub and spoke system of containerized seaborne trade, cargo to a region is delivered first to a primary hub port and then transported to its final destination, whether by sea, rail, road or inland waterways. Similarly, exports from the region are collected in the primary hub, and then transported to final destination. While these primary ports are often equipped to allow for a quick turnaround time of vessels, there are usually two primary characteristics that set them apart from other ports: the primary hubs: (a) tend to be geographically central to the region (sometimes with a substantial hinterland - that is, it attracts a considerable amount of cargo that would in any case flow through that port); and (b) can accommodate larger vessels than other ports in the region. The West and Central African coast from Mauritania to Angola is one of the few regions of the world without a dominant hub distribution port. Since the evolution of the hub and spoke concept has been driven by competitive forces to lower container unit costs, the natural question to ask is: what features in the containerized traffic between the region and Europe, the predominating trade flow, have prevented hub development?
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title	Hub and Spoke vs. Multiple Ports of Call
title_short	Hub and Spoke vs. Multiple Ports of Call
title_full	Hub and Spoke vs. Multiple Ports of Call
title_fullStr	Hub and Spoke vs. Multiple Ports of Call
title_full_unstemmed	Hub and Spoke vs. Multiple Ports of Call
title_sort	hub and spoke vs. multiple ports of call
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/08/12886974/hub-spoke-vs-multiple-ports-call http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9887
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