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Port Development

In: Shipping and Logistics Management

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  • Y. H. Venus Lun

    (Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre)

  • Kee-hung Lai

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • T. C. Edwin Cheng

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Dong Yang

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

Abstract

This chapter begins with a discussion of the operating environment of container shipping by introducing the concept of the 4C forces, i.e., containerization, concentration, collaboration, and competition. In container transport, the port is a vital part of the transport chain. The Anyport Model, which identifies port development as having phases of setting, expansion, and specialization, is useful to explain the evolution of a port. In addition to sea-based operations, land-based operations have become an important dimension in international shipping. With the growing complexity of shipping services, there is a trend in the shipping industry to use the hub-and-spoke approach. In the shipping hub, firms involved in upstream and downstream activities operate together and their collective economic actions lead to the emergence of a transport complex economy.

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  • Y. H. Venus Lun & Kee-hung Lai & T. C. Edwin Cheng & Dong Yang, 2023. "Port Development," Springer Books, in: Shipping and Logistics Management, edition 2, chapter 0, pages 241-254, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-26090-2_16
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26090-2_16
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