Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
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Swedish National Road & Transport Research Institute (VTI)
No 2024:6: The hinterlands of and competition between Swedish container ports
Joar Lind ()
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Joar Lind: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), Postal: VTI, Dept. of Transport Economics, P.O. Box 55685, SE-102 15 Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract: The Swedish container port markets are analysed using the concept of captive and contestable hinterland and foreland. Using a freight transport planning tool, the Swedish national freight transport model Samgods, we identify the geographical markets of Swedish container ports and their market shares for the municipalities of Sweden. Results from the proposed method indicate that within the market segment, about half of municipalities in Sweden are captive, about a third is tied to the market-leading port. In the future, the market segment tends to be more captive, and the market-leading port will strengthen its position.
Keywords: Port competition; Freight transport modelling; Hinterland; Port choice; Captive or contestable areas
Language: English
31 pages, November 29, 2024
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