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Port competition in the Yangtze River Delta
Author(s) -
Comtois Claude,
Dong Jieshuang
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
asia pacific viewpoint
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.571
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8373
pISSN - 1360-7456
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2007.00349.x
Subject(s) - competition (biology) , yangtze river , port (circuit theory) , container (type theory) , delta , business , distribution (mathematics) , economic geography , international trade , economy , geography , china , economics , engineering , ecology , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , electrical engineering , mathematics , archaeology , aerospace engineering , biology
This paper canvasses the port development of the Yangtze River Delta. Initially, we consider changes in container trade in the region since the 1990s. Competition between the ports of Ningbo and Shanghai are studied by measuring the overlapping hinterland of container distribution for Zhejiang province. We then analyse the strategies pursued by international carriers and terminal operators to secure success in this increasingly competitive environment.