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Summary
This case study of the Port of Esbjerg clearly documents
that portrelated infrastructure is a compound and complex
matter, which includes much more than the port’s sea and
land connections. The port’s capacity to promote effective
handling of goods and smooth-running shifts between
methods of transport, is just as important as providing the
easiest access in and out of the port. Also, the competitive
situation for sea transport in relation to diverse alternative
forms of transport is a factor that cannot be ignored. Final-
ly, it is important to recognise that infrastructure is a con-
cept of varying content, depending on the type of maritime
undertaking involved.
As far as goods traffic is concerned, seaward accessibili-
ty – water depth in channels and basins – is a crucial para-
meter, whilst wharf elements such as cranes, quay lengths,
storage space and land connections to rail and road net-
works, are of equal importance. Furthermore, access to the
motorway network became an increasingly important factor
in the later decades of the 20th century, and following this
development, it was interesting to observe how the use of
trucks and easier land access to European cities during the
1980s and 1990s led to increasing activity in smaller ports
with local or regional importance. A well-proportioned,
physical infrastructure as far as both sea and land access are
concerned, is the key to success, but it is also important, that
the port has a well-functioning work force at its disposal, as
bottlenecks or blockages of the goods handling routine could
cause the port to quickly lose ground in increasingly com-
petitive market, where prices, effectiveness and assured de-
livery are crucial factors in the goods’ owners’ choice of
transport method.
Ferry traffic further adds to the port’s infrastructural ser-
vices, primarily in the form of demands for areas for waiting
traffic and facilities for passengers awaiting access. During
the last decades of the 20th century, journey time became a
crucial factor in passenger traffic. On short distance routes,
ferry services are still strongly competitive, but for passen-
ger traffic over longer distances, ferries have been overtaken
by alternative forms of transport. For many years business
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