From System To Cluster - Logistic

If you explore the modern logistics industry, the container is a great discovery in an absolute sense. The standardization of its products and a complete set of transportation systems established thereby greatly accelerate the timeliness of logistics.

Therefore, in the cluster of the logistics industry, a node from sea to land is the top priority of the entire logistics industry.

These countless nodes also constitute an organizational center that is different from the city. In order to better understand this system and working logic within the cluster, we will start from-sea-to-land in this chapter.

Cluster Of Logistic Cluster

From the Sea to the Land

In the modern logistics industry, the invention and construction of the container can always be regarded as a great inventions. The perfect container terminal based on this invention greatly improves the efficiency of transferring goods from the ocean to land vehicles.

Container logistics is to link packaging, loading and unloading, storage, transportation, and custody through containers to form a continuous logistics activity. Therefore the main components of the logic cluster are container ships, gantry cranes and container vehicles.

The diagram on the right shows the process of the container from sea to land.

In order to better understand the cluster of logistics in a certain place (port), we will move on to the ports around the River Humber to give a more realistic view.

Humber Ports Cluster

The Humber is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of northern England. The ports on the Humber include the port of Hull, the port of Grimsby, and the port of Immingham.

The Port of Hull is the leading softwood timber port in the UK and the focus of the offshore wind power sector. The port provides regular ferry and container services, connecting continental Europe and other regions.

The Port of Grimsby is one of the UK’s leading automotive ports and a major hub for the burgeoning offshore wind industry. The port also continues to handle a wide range of other cargoes.

The Port of Immingham is the UK's largest tonnage port, handling approximately 46 million tons of cargo each year. The port is an important part of the supply chain for sustainable power generation and other energy production.