Sustainable connectivity for seaport-dry port transport networks in Sweden
Research Project, 2019

The dry port concept has gained a lot of attention from the researchers lately, however, the research has been done mostly from the intermodal freight transport or seaport hinterland perspective. Dry ports as intermodal terminals with direct rail connection to a seaport are a potential solution for seaport cities congestion as well as for better seaport inland access. Implementation of a dry port brings a competitive advantage to a seaport since it might expand the seaport’s hinterland, i.e., it might improve the seaport’s access to the areas outside its traditional hinterland by offering shippers low-cost and/or high-quality services. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate supply chain benefits (in a form of cost, responsiveness, security, environmental performance, resilience, and innovation) by integration of a dry port in the system from the Swedish perspective.

Participants

Violeta Roso (contact)

Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Service Management and Logistics

Alena Khaslavskaya

Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Service Management and Logistics

Collaborations

Port of Gothenburg

Göteborg, Sweden

Funding

Logistik- och transport stiftelsen LTS

Funding Chalmers participation during 2019

Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure

Transport

Areas of Advance

Publications

2022

Dry Ports in Sweden - One of a kind?

Paper in proceeding

More information

Latest update

9/26/2019