外文文献：世界主要枢纽港的发展模式及相关启示.pdfVIP

Asian Social Science February, 2008 The Development Mode of World Main Pivotal Port and Relevant Inspiration Shan Liu Xiaoshui Yu School of Business Management, Shandong University of Finance, Jinan 250014, China Abstract Port logistics has become an important ring in modern logistics chain. It possesses a vital position in modern economic life and exerts significant effects on the later. This paper explores the development of port logistics in three foreign main pivotal ports and studies their development mode, with the hope of providing with inspirations and references for China developing port logistics. Keywords: Port development, Development mode, Inspiration It was said that “by other’s faults, wise men correct their own”. In order to develop the port logistics, China should actively learn from foreign advanced experiences in this field. Their experiences and development mode serve as important inspirations and references for China in developing the port logistics. 1. The development mode port logistics in foreign main pivotal ports 1.1 The development mode of logistics in port of Rotterdam The port of Rotterdam locates on the estuary of the rivers Rhine and Maas in the southwest, Holland, facing the Strait of Dover, the busiest strait in the world ocean shipping. The port of Rotterdam is a pivotal port for ocean, land, and air transportation in the world. It is “a gateway” to a European market (Liyan Ding Duo Zhang, 2003, p101). For many years, its throughput is always the No.1 in the world. In 2004, the throughput was 354,000,000 tons, being the No.3 in the world, realizing an increase of 8% than that in 2003. In 2004, the throughput of containers is 8,28