长江流域集装箱港口系统的发展-英文文献及翻译.docVIP

The development of the Yangtze River container port system Albert Veenstra a,*, Theo Notteboom b,1 a* Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands b ITMMA ? University of Antwerp, Keizerstraat 64, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium article info: Keywords: Port regionalization Hinterland Inland terminal Shanghai Yangtze Abstract:This paper sheds an empirical light on port development patterns by discussing the structure and the development of the Yangtze River ports system. We argue that the Yangtze River system is going through a regionalization phase, mainly in relation to the port of Shanghai. This process started on the lower Yangtze but is now also moving upstream. The transition towards the port regionalization phase is typically a gradual and market-driven process that mirrors the increased focus of market players on logistics integration. This paper builds on the existing literature on port systems and adapts port development models to river ports. Furthermore, we employ some statistical techniques that are common to the analysis of port systems, and introduce some techniques that have not been used much by transport geographers in ports. This paper will address the dynamics in the Yangtze River ports system by analyzing the level of cargo concentration and the degree of inequality in operations of the container ports. The paper also assesses observed differences in development of ports in different areas along the river upstream/ downstream and reflects on the role of ownership structures in shaping regional load centre networks. Introduction The Yangtze River plays an important role in the strategy to develop the central and western provinces of China. Previous research see e.g. Veenstra et al., 2008; Notteboom, 2007; Rimmer and Comtois, 2009 has shown that there is a great potential for growth of especially Yangtze River container shipping. At present, however, the current system of container ports and shipping netw