Over the past five years, port authorities in the Hamburg-Le-Havre range have actively pursued internationalisation strategies, due in no small part to the evolving role of port authorities. A basic principle for port authorities is to provide a safe and reliable place where goods can change from one modality to the other. In many countries port authorities receive a licence to maintain, develop and operate from a national, regional or local government. However, over the years, ports authorities have realised their changing position from being a node in the transport system to becoming a critical element in increasingly sophisticated international supply chains.
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