Read the Case Study $$Port$$Centric Versus Inland Location Decisions in Gothenburg, Sweden$$ at the end of Part Two following Chapter $9$ in your text $($pg$.142).($This case study refers to concepts discussed in Chapter $7$ and $8$ in your eText.$)$

Answer the three questions at the end of the Case $($pg$.146)$:

$1.$ Which type of goods or market segments do you think are most suitable for port$$centric locations?

$2.$ Can you think of reasons why companies and logistics activities would choose to be located port$$centric even when the cost$$related aspects favour inland locations?

$3.$ How do you think port centric versus inland dynamics will change in the future? What trends might influence this and how $($eg$.$ electric trucks and vans, autonomous vehicles$)?$