Ports must develop hinterland strategies to survive

Dr Jean-Paul Rodrigue: "We used to talk about economies of scale; now we need to talk about the diseconomies of scale."

The future of ports and the wider shipping industry hinges on hinterland strategies and logistic corridors, according to Dr Jean-Paul Rodrigue, department of global studies and geography, Hofstra University.

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