Assessing the strategic role of inland ports in urban freight policy: an application of the Port Hinterland Impact matrix (PHI) to the port of Brussels Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This research benefits the strategic governance of inland ports located within urban areas by analysing the logistical dedicatedness and the geographic reach of economic activities that take place within a specific inland port. We find that the port under consideration faces challenges of retaining relatively new traffic categories (e.g. pallets) characterised by a high potential for transport mode substitution, whilst the more traditional ...