Trends and Opportunities for the Long-Term Development of Rotterdam's Port Complex

Author: de Langen, Peter.

Source: Coastal Management, Volume 33, Number 2, April-June 2005 , pp. 215-224(10)

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Abstract:

This article presents an overview of trends relevant for the long-term development of Rotterdam's port complex and resulting opportunities for this complex. These trends resulted from a literature review and conversations with 20 professors in fields relevant for port development. Nine trends that can be expected to become increasingly important in the next decades are discussed. These trends include the rise of manufacturing and logistics platforms, higher land efficiency, increasingly mixed land use in port areas, and rising importance of a “regional innovation system” in ports. Opportunities and concerns for the port of Rotterdam resulting from the trends are discussed.

Keywords: long-term development; platform; Port areas; port cluster; Rotterdam; trends

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08920750590919691

Affiliations: 1: Department of Regional, Port and Transport Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Publication date: 2005-04-01

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