Port Development

Y. H. Venus Lun (), Kee-hung Lai (), T. C. Edwin Cheng () and Dong Yang ()
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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

Chapter Chapter 16 in Shipping and Logistics Management, 2023, pp 241-254 from Springer

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26090-2_16

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