The Application of Mathematical Programming Approaches to Estimating Container Port Production Efficiency

Container terminal production is both an important and complicated element in the contemporary global economy. This paper aims to evaluate the efficiency of the world’s most important container ports and terminals using the two alternative techniques of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and the Free Disposal Hull (FDH) model. The results give an insight into the current efficiency ranking of the world’s major container ports and terminals. They also confirm expectations that the available mathematical programming methodologies lead to different results and that appropriate variable definition of input and output factors is a crucial element in meaningful applications of DEA and FDH. It is also concluded that the availability of panel data, rather than cross-sectional data would greatly improve the validity of the efficiency estimates derived from all the mathematical programming techniques applied.JEL Classification:C61, D24, E23, L23, L25, L92     

Policy and politics behind Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone Program

China launched the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Program on September 29, 2013 in a bid to reduce administrative interventions, ease restrictions on investments, further open up its financial system, and internationalize its currency to booster shipping, logistics, and commerce. This article aims to present a background of the Shanghai FTZ and some reflections on it. China’s economic reconstruction has made a major impact on its port cities. Competitions between ports are gradually evolving into competitions between supply chains, with ports no longer considered as isolated links in the transport chain but rather as integral links in the supply chain. Ports are transitioning into fourth-generation ports with the establishment of logistics and value-added activities, which are developed in conjunction with local industrial and service businesses. In this trend, China’s port cities can provide a wide range of value-added services and become centers of commodity flow, capital flow, and information flow. Specifically, the combined effects of driving the development of peripheral industries and actively coordinating the activities of relevant parties help regulate the operations of the entire supply chain to obtain potential value-added benefits. The implementation of the Shanghai FTZ will not only stimulate trade but will also bring increased shipping and finance opportunities to the city. With free trade as the new direction and focus of the country’s economic initiatives, the Shanghai FTZ will hopefully lay the groundwork for a new round of reforms and restructuring of the Chinese economy.     

“四港合一”背景下广西北部湾港口发展现状研究

首先分析了广西北部湾钦州港、防城港、北海港、铁山港实现"四港合一"的必要性以及可实现的增效效益,接着分析了"四港合一"面临的困境,提出了实现"四港合一"的发展对策。     

辽宁沿海港口与东北腹地互动发展对策探讨

分析了港口与腹地的关系,对辽宁沿海港口与东北腹地互动发展的现状、在在问题进行了分析,在此基础上,从明确互动层次及港口布局分工、建立内陆干港、提升口岸服务水平、优化腹地产业结构等方面提出了推动辽宁沿海港口与东北腹地互动的对策建议。     

金融危机以来我国沿海港口货物吞吐量影响因素研究——兼论我国经济由外需拉动向内需驱动转型的一个证据

通过建立基于贸易引力模型的我国沿海港口货物吞吐量影响因素的VAR模型,分别考察了交通运输业固定投资、人民币汇率、世界经济状况和国内经济状况对我国沿海港口货物吞吐量的影响,并以金融危机以来的数据作为样本对该模型进行了实证检验。由脉冲响应和方差分解分析发现:世界经济发展状况对我国沿海港口货物吞吐量的影响最大,且世界经济的复苏将显著提高沿海港口货物吞吐量;交通运输业固定投资在经过一个滞后期后,也会对沿海港口货物吞吐量起到积极的作用;人民币汇率对我国沿海港口货物吞吐量的影响不可忽略,且汇率上升(即本币贬值)将提高沿海港口货物吞吐量;而国内经济发展状况则与我国沿海港口货物吞吐量之间并不存在显著的确定关系,这或表明我国经济的发展方式正由外需拉动向内需驱动转型。     

金融危机以来我国沿海港口货物吞吐量影响因素研究——兼论我国经济由外需拉动向内需驱动转型的一个证据

通过建立基于贸易引力模型的我国沿海港口货物吞吐量影响因素的VAR模型,分别考察了交通运输业固定投资、人民币汇率、世界经济状况和国内经济状况对我国沿海港口货物吞吐量的影响,并以金融危机以来的数据作为样本对该模型进行了实证检验.由脉冲响应和方差分解分析发现:世界经济发展状况对我国沿海港口货物吞吐量的影响最大,且世界经济的复...     

国外港口物流的发展对辽宁沿海经济带的启示

向国际化、规模化、系统化发展形成高度整合的＂大物流＂、进一步拓展服务功能的＂增值物流＂、打造技术密集型的＂智能港＂以及发展＂虚拟物流链控制中心＂,是近年来港口物流发展的主要特点和趋势。当前,辽宁沿海经济带港口物流发展中存在着物流系统条块分割严重,物流产业技术落后,港口定位和发展目标冲突,服务意识和服务质量水平较低等问题。发展辽宁沿海经济带港口物流,应打破条块分割格局,大力发展物流产业技术,整合港口物流的功能,实现综合化发展。     

基于障碍度模型的S陆港中欧班列开行质量效益评价

中欧班列作为“一带一路”倡议的旗舰项目，已成为我国对欧贸易发展的重要载体。对陆港地区开行的中欧班列开行质量效益进行研究，重点考虑和所在地区的经贸联系影响因素，将相关指标列入中欧班列开行质量发展水平指标。以时间的维度，通过序关系法、熵权法及乘法组合法确定权重后，再采用障碍度模型评价，评价结果侧重了解其开行质量效益发展趋势。结果表明，中欧班列开行经济效益的重点发展指标是发送箱数、货重和货值。     

新疆边境口岸物流发展研究

新疆作为21世纪我国向西开放的大通道和桥头堡，其面向中南亚及俄罗斯的边境口岸物流的发展对新疆乃至全国的经济发展起着至关重要的作用。本文对新疆边境口岸物流建设的现状进行分析，找出其存在的问题，并提出加快发展新疆边境口岸物流的对策与建议。     

上海转口贸易对近代中国贸易市场的影响

近代上海的开埠带来了国内市场的变化。19世纪60年代后,中国沿海与长江各口岸相继对外开放,沿海沿江贸易航运业快速发展,形成埠际贸易网络。上海转口贸易通过埠际转运网络的各级市场影响中国长江流域和华北、东北、西南、华南地区。在此过程中,上海与近代中国其他重要的通商口岸之间形成了固定的埠际转运网络,上海埠际贸易网络日益呈现出结构化特征。