Ports may also be seen as inland logistics centers, when they act as nodal interfaces intersecting the different
segments of the inland transport system, such as road/rail, road/road, rail/rail, and even rail/road and air
combinations.’ (UNCTAD, 2004). Figure 3 presents a diagram of the seaport functioning as a logistics center, where
it is possible to define the functional space of maritime logistics centers as well as the functional space of inland
logistics centers.