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The promotion of Shanghai’s position and function in the global container shipping network

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  • Liehui Wang
  • Zhaopei Tang
  • Yui-yip Lau
  • Jingen Zhou
  • Maneerat Kanrak

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Shanghai’s container throughput has ranked first worldwide for 13 consecutive years beginning in 2010, indicating that Shanghai has built an international shipping centre capable of allocating resources for global shipping factors. This study considers global container shipping and shipping service networks as research objects to examine the node status and connection directions of Shanghai in these two networks. It also identifies the comparative advantages and weaknesses of Shanghai and proposes countermeasures and suggestions. The results show that Shanghai ranks high in the global container shipping network and is a sub-centre of the Busan system. Shanghai performs well in the mid-to-low-end shipping service industry in the shipping service network; however, a clear gap exists in the high-end service industry between Shanghai and European port cities. Thus, Shanghai should vigorously implement an international development strategy, actively promote a coordinated development strategy between ports, and integrate the construction of the shipping centre with that of financial and technological innovation centres.

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  • Liehui Wang & Zhaopei Tang & Yui-yip Lau & Jingen Zhou & Maneerat Kanrak, 2024. "The promotion of Shanghai’s position and function in the global container shipping network," International Journal of Urban Sciences, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(4), pages 701-721, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjusxx:v:28:y:2024:i:4:p:701-721
    DOI: 10.1080/12265934.2024.2346157
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