Lecture 3 Transport

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Lecture 3  Transport

Repetiton

* Globalization

* Assignments

Mission

Causes of globalization

1. Colonialism in the past that connected countries.
   
2. Multinational corporations (MNEs) operate all over the world.
   
3. Trade borders between countries are becoming blurred.
   
4. Modern means are 'shrinking' the world

transport: faster and cheaper

communication: computer, satelliet

World division

1. Core countries

Economic dominant countries. Also in the field of culture and politics

2.  Semi- periphery countries

2. Semi-periferie landen

Fast-growing countries with a lot of industry

3. Periphery countries

Economically dependent on center countries. Often supplier of raw materials, agricultural products and cheap labor

What are the BRICS countries?

1. Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, China, South-America
2. Belgium, Romania, Italy, Cyprus, Slovakia
3. Belgium, Romania, Ireland, Cyprus, Sweden
4. Brazil, Russia, India, China, South-Africa

Globalization is...

1. The process by which all areas of the world are becoming increasingly connected.
2. The money that all residents of a country earn together in a year.
3. Making goods using machines in a factory .
4. All companies engaged in providing services.

Which region profits the most from globalization?

1. Periphery
2. Semi-periphery
3. Core
4. No difference

Relative en absolute distance

• Absolute distance:  as the crow flies, straight line
• Relative distance: distance in time/effort.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC_o5vJrQvI&t=53s

Time-space compression is the process of reducing the time, money, and effort required to bridge the same space. As a result, the relative distance between places measured in time, money and/or effort is smaller 

1965: SAME CONTAINERS

Mainport

What is a mainport?

Mainport:  junction in transport routes between continents.

So a large seaport or airport where goods or passengers from all over the world are transported.

Hub & Spokes

Een hub is a different word for a mainport.

Spokes is the  English word for  "spaken".  With the  spokes we mean the smaller air or seaports

Verbindingen van een grote (lucht)haven (de hub) met een groot aantal kleinere (lucht)havens (spokes).

Example Delta airlines

Schiphol 2e largest hub in the world

52,000 transfer connections ( Frankfurt, Germany is the largest)

Hinterland      Het gebied waarop een haven is gericht voor de aan- en afvoer van goederen. 

 Hinterland 

The area on which a port is oriented for the supply and removal of goods.

The hinterland is the area that is economically or logistically connected to a center (such as a city or port), but often does not have direct borders on that center. It plays an important role in the supply of goods and services.

Questions? 

In the Hub and Spoke model, what is the main purpose of the hub?

A) To connect all locations directly without using a central point.

B) To serve as a central point where routes from different locations come together.

C) To create routes that only go in one direction.

D) To avoid using any central location in the system.

Different kinds of cargo/goods

General cargo: goods that are transported in packaged units

Examples are electronics, clothing, and furniture.

Bulk goods: loose goods that are transported in large quantities and without packaging.

 (dry bulk (such as coal and grain) and liquid bulk (such as oil))

Breakbulk are large or irregular goods that do not fit in containers

Roll on - roll off concerns vehicles that can drive on and off a ship themselves

Mission