Portcentricity

Does locating a warehouse adjacent to a port make sense?

Context

• Every supply chain is different• Most important mode is Road Transport• Driving time and driver times heavily

regulated

NORTHAMERICA

SOUTHAMERICA

ASIA

EUROPE &

MIDDLEEAST

World trade

Rotterdam 11.7

Hamburg 9.3

Antwerp 8.6

Bremerhaven 5.8

Valencia 4.3

Algeciras 4.3

Felixstowe 3.4

Gioia Tauro 3.1

Marsaxlokk 2.7

Saint Petersburg 2.5

Ports of Entry

Destination markets

Model 1 - Portcentric

Model 2 – Regional hub

10 ports

Marseille FosGenoa

FelixstoweLe Havre

ThamesportRotterdam

bremerhavenWeserport

hamburgAntwerp

- 20,000,000 40,000,000 60,000,000

Catchment (households)

10 Logistics centres

PiacenzaLyon

Paris SenartNorthampton

BaselMunich

BerlinLeipzigKassel

Frankfurt

0 20,000,000 40,000,000 60,000,000

Catchment (households)

RDC’s beat ports?

Marseille Fos

Piacenza

Le Havre

Thamesport

Northampton

Munich

bremerhaven

Weserport

Leipzig

Kassel

0 20,000,000 40,000,000 60,000,000

Catchment (households)

RDC’s beat ports?

Marseille Fos

Piacenza

Le Havre

Thamesport

Northampton

Munich

bremerhaven

Weserport

Leipzig

Kassel

0 20,000,000 40,000,000 60,000,000

Catchment (households)

5778

66166

7263

18870

15174

93152

13494135

124

139110

119120

Destination markets

rents

Le Havre

Antwerp

bremerhaven

Berlin

Lyon

Northampton

Kassel

Paris Senart

Frankfurt

Felixstowe

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100€ per metre squared per annum

Conclusions

• RDC’s have bigger catchment areas than ports – 27% bigger on this sample

• RDC rents are virtually the same as ports in this sample – 3% more

• Does locating a warehouse adjacent to a port make sense?

Not on this evidence