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JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages 431-442Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2007.01.005
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containerization; globalization; maritime networks; shipping lines; transhipment
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Two contrasting approaches to the provision of maritime services are frequently presented: one based on direct port to port services, the other characterised by a hub and spoke network. We demonstrate there is no contradiction between these two models, that in fact they are complementary. Integrating direct services with a hub structure is necessary for assuring a wider geographical coverage. The complementarity is explained by analysing the world's largest container shipping line, Maersk, which over the last 30 years has created a global shipping network. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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