Placing dryports. Port regionalization as a planning challenge – The case of Hamburg, Germany, and the Süderelbe

The role of intermodal transport in port regionalisation

“…Building on the previous two sections, this finding highlights the importance of establishing port involvement from the beginning and the need to understand logistics integration if the collective action problem of developing intermodal corridors is to be resolved and managed to the port's advantage. Flämig and Hesse (2011)further identified a lack of institutional capacity to deal with unexpected developments and logistics sprawl, conflicting with public sector attempts to coordinate new freight transport requirements around intermodal corridors and terminals.…”

“…On the other hand, public sector developments are more likely to adhere to planning strategies such as location in brownfield sites or economically undeveloped areas. Private sector developments, while technically also subject to the same planning approvals, often succeed in evading such restrictions (Hesse, 2004), partly due to a lack of institutional capacity to manage planning conflicts (Flämig& Hesse, 2011). Even where local planning rules apply, the lack of a coordinated regional approach can lead to suburban sprawl of logistics platforms (Bowen, 2008;Rahimi et al, 2008;Dablanc & Ross, 2012), a lack of incentive to invest (Ng et al, 2013) or a split of scale economies across institutional jurisdictions (Wilmsmeier et al, 2011).…”

Identifying Governance Relationships Between Intermodal Terminals and Logistics Platforms

“…The institutional constraints on the intermodal freight system in general and site development in particular have also been addressed (Hesse & Rodrigue, 2004;Notteboom & Rodrigue, 2005;Rodrigue, 2006;Roso, 2008;Rodrigue & Notteboom, 2010;Flämig & Hesse, 2011;Ng & Cetin, 2011;Monios & Wilmsmeier, 2012b;Padilha & Ng, 2012;Ng et al, 2013).…”

OECD Regional Development Working Papers

“…Hamburg is now undergoing a process called "port regionalisation", which is a spatial shift of terminals, distribution centres and port-related developments towards the southern hinterland of the main port (Flämig and Hesse, 2011). Focussing on the locational advantage of these relatively cheap, accessible locations, concepts like "dry ports" (inland ports) are becoming increasingly relevant here (Leitner andHarrison 2001, Roso et al, 2009).…”

“…As a consequence, the South has become the target of major corporate relocation strategies, and a majority of newly attracted investments in the logistics business in the metro region have materialised in the district of Harburg. Notably, eight existing major commercial areas and four planned developments focussing on logistics are currently reported, comprising a gross area of more than 120 hectares of land to be available soon (Flämig and Hesse, 2011). Co-operation with the private sector concerning spatial development and land use is actively pursued via the Logistics Initiative Hamburg and the Growth Initiative Süderelbe (Box 3).…”