Traditionally,distancewasconsideredtheparameterthatcouldbetterreflecttheeconomicinfluenceofa seaportonland.Containerisationandintermodalityprogressivelyerodedsuchaparadigmandcurrently distance becameonlyoneofthefactorsacrosstheoverall‘‘equation’’.Inthisrespect,afundamentalroleis played bytheeffectivenessofinlandconnections.Thebettertheconnectionofaporttothevariousinland markets,theb…