Seaport-inland port dyad dynamics: an investigation of service provisions and intermodal transportation linkages

This research investigates the operational and logistical dynamics ofseaports and inland ports. Face-to-face semi-structure interviews wereconducted on three seaport-inland port dyads that actively use intermodaltransportation to move freight between the seaports and connected inland ports.The three dyads are the port of Virginia and Virginia Inland Port (VIP) in theUSA, the Port of Sydney and Minto terminal in Australia, and the Port ofGothenburg and Hallsberg terminal in Sweden. Findings of this researchprovide essential understanding of the range of services provided at the threeinland ports studied, offering a benchmark for ports around the world indevising their business portfolio