Ports are widely recognised as crucial nodes in international trade and transport. However, for various reasons, capacity does not always match demand: sometimes there is overcapacity, whereas in other cases, demand exceeds capacity and there is a shortage of the latter. This chapter therefore looks at where port congestion occurs, both globally and in the port-calling chain; it analyses actual…
Over the years, Port of TanjungPriok is the main National hub port in Indonesia that gives major contributions and is energizing the regional and national economy. Synergizing with the improvement of national economy, Port of TanjungPriok is also experiencing a staggering container throughput increases especially in the last five years, that resulted in the existing capacity strug…