Measurement of Container Imbalance in Ports

Quelle: https://www.porttechnology.org/news/managing-container-imbalance/

Measurement of container imbalance in ports refers to the quantitative assessment of the difference between inbound and outbound container volumes at a port, used to identify imbalances in import and export flows and to optimize logistics operations.

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