Résumé
Hub: interconnecting element of transport and communication systems where transhipment, interchange & consolidation of freight take place. Located at nodes of transport networks where two or more transport links meet. Often serving as warehousing and distribution centres with many routes (spokes) radiating out.
Platform: infrastructure where transport, logistics&distribution activities are carried out by operators&partners active at the hub and in the surrounding zone.
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Contents:
I) Definitions and scope
II) Operational and strategic aims
III) Functions and management
IV) Integrative role
V) Hub sea ports
VI) Air cargo hubs
VII) Intermodal inland hubs
VIII) Smart hubs
IX) Cargo community systems