A strategic network choice model for global container flows: specification, estimation and application

Container flows have been booming for decades. Expectations for the 21st century are less certain due to changes in climate and energy policy, increasing congestion and increased mobility of production factors. This paper presents a strategic model for the movement of containers on a global scale in order to analyse possible shifts in future container transport demand and the impacts of transport policies thereon. The model predicts yearly container flows over the world’s shipping routes and passing through 437 container ports around the world, based on trade information to and from all countries, taking into account more than 800 maritime container liner services. The model includes import, export and transhipment flows of containers at ports, as well as hinterland flows. The model was calibrated against observed data and is able to reproduce port throughput statistics rather accurately. The paper also introduces a scenario analysis to understand the impact of future, uncertain developments in container flows on port throughput. The scenarios include the effects of slow steaming, an increase in land based shipping costs and an increased use of large scale infrastructures such as the Trans-Siberian rail line and the opening of Arctic shipping routes. These scenarios provide an indication of the uncertainty on the expected port throughputs, with a particular focus on the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.     

保税港区货物流转的法律瓶颈及其对策

保税港区是我国扩大国际贸易的重要方式。国际中转、国际配送和国际采购是国务院确定的保税港区五大功能中的三个,三者均属于货物流转的范畴。保税港区开展货物流转有着政策的和法律的优势,仍面临着各种挑战。文章认为,为促进保税港区的货物流转,应该从法律上做三项工作：统一适用《联合国国际货物买卖公约》;明确减免税费的额度;规定国际货运代理的地位与责任。     

近代澳门与内地的茶叶贸易

近代澳门与内地的茶叶贸易以清末为盛,茶源以西江下游沿岸所产红茶为大宗。拱北口是最重要的贸易场,销往澳门的茶叶大部分转输香港,供港人和南洋华侨消费,一部分直接运销欧美市场。清末澳门一度成为粤茶出口之重镇,对于本地及内地的经济贸易产生了重要影响。后由于茶质疏于改进、洋茶的残酷竞争,以及澳门商务地位日降,至于民初,澳门与内地的茶叶贸易陷于湮没无闻。     

基于AHP的珠海港口群竞争力分析

采用AHP方法,对珠海港口群的竞争力进行分析。将珠海港口群竞争力评价指标划分为目标层、准则层和指标层,各层各因素组成判断矩阵,经过计算得出珠海港口群的竞争力的量化指标,最后又有针对性的提出提高珠海港口群竞争力建议。     

"区港联动"政府监管机制初探

在实施区港联动战略中政府如何扮演好自己的角色,为区港联动提供支持的同时对其进行有效监管,是区港联动实施过程中值得探讨的一个重要问题。文中在简要介绍区港联动的基础上,分析了区港联动战略下的政府监管机制,主要从宏观调控、法制保障和海关监管三方面进行了分析,提出了国内实施区港联动的监管机制的比较分析思路,为我国区港联动的实施提供了一定建议。     

港口物流信息化管理的问题与解决方案

港口物流企业在物流服务市场上具有极为重要的作用，它的信息化管理水平直接影响着国内贸易与国际贸易的发展水平。通过对我国目前港口物流企业信息化管理问题的现状分析，提出了我国港口物流企业信息化管理的解决方案。     

借鉴国际经验 发展曹妃甸临港产业集群

临港产业集群是依托于港口的开放式产业集群,是在全球要素流动和产业转移背景下,相同或相关产业企业在港口地区的高度集中。曹妃甸地处环渤海湾中心地带,具有区位、港口、资源等诸多优势条件,在此基础上学习借鉴国际临港产业集群发展经验,促进曹妃甸临港产业集群发展的整体提升。     

深圳港“十一五”发展趋势分析及预测

深圳港近几年发展迅速,货物吞吐量和集装箱吞吐量迅速增长,已经连续3年位居全球第四大集装箱港口,但深圳港的发展也面临着吞吐量增幅将呈逐步放缓的趋势和后方用地不足、岸线资源紧张等制约。本文分析了深圳港的发展现状和未来趋势,并对深圳港“十一五”期间的货物吞吐量、集装箱吞吐量以及危险品和油类运输情况作了预测,最后提出了一些发展措施和建议。     

浅析西安无水港建设的意义

本文在阐述无水港定义的基础上,分析了西安建设无水港的优势,阐明了西安建设无水港的意义。     

Levels of internationalization in the container shipping industry: an assessment of the port networks of the large container shipping companies

This paper examines the internationalization level of the world’s largest container shipping companies by examining their port networks. The results of our analysis show that only three of the nineteen companies could be considered as being truly ‘International’ and service the ‘lion’s share’ of the major and minor ports distributed across the globe. The port networks of the other companies in our survey, whilst having individualized features, shared common characteristics. Guided by the ‘Uppsala Model of Incremental Internationalization’ (Johanson and Vahlne, 1977), we were able to identify four internationalization levels of a container shipping company that are indicated by their port network.We argue that the port network plays an additional role as it contributes to the internationalization level of the container shipping companies. This is important because the internationalization level affects the container shipping company’s ability to expand its customer base both at a local and international level. Local customers would have access to a larger international destination network and international customers would be able access a larger local distribution network without transhipping between different companies.Amongst other issues, we were able to determine that, for the analyzed container shipping companies, ‘Internationalization’ of a port network means including or excluding ports in specific regions or sub-regions in their own network, and that a company’s home base or history plays a significant role in this development.