The Humber Region as a Logistics Centre - Essay Example

Submitted The Humber Region as a Logistics Centre 0 Introduction Humbers growth has been primarily spurred by the increasing globalization of trade. To put it simply, we are trading more and more with increasing volumes of freight moving greater distances around the world. Rather than acting then as simple transhipment hubs, Humber ports are evolving into logistics centres much like those in Rotterdam. The aim of this paper is to illustrate the importance of the Humber region as a logistics centre for European and even global exchange of goods and services.

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