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Functional Shifts in the Port of Antwerp: A Throughput Model

Maritime economic history has been transformed since the Second World War as scholars have addressed themes in a more analytical way, often by applying quantitative techniques. In describing these trends, a number of scholars have concluded that in establishing an identity, maritime economic history has not followed a divergent path but rather remains a highly specialised field that needs to be placed in its proper national and international contexts. 1 Moreover, scholars pointed to various weaknesses in the literature, most notably the dearth of port histories. Even though ports are highly amenable to quantitative and comparative analysis, there are only a few scholarly studies of large seaports, and these tend to focus on particular aspects of a port with little attention paid to the global or comparative perspective. The most striking example of this concerns the role of ports in the transformation of modern society. Whereas the functions of transport, trade and communication are generally recognised, the contribution of a specific "port industry" that facilitates the flow of industrial goods, raw materials and foodstuffs is scarcely evident in the literature."