TY - JOUR
T1 - Port system evolution in Chinese coastal regions
T2 - A provincial perspective
AU - Zhang, Qiang
AU - Yan, Kai
AU - Yang, Dong
N1 - Funding Information:
This research is supported by Chinese National Natural Foundation Projects ( 42001114 and 71971185 ), “ Chenguang Program ” ( 19CG55 ) supported by Shanghai Education Development Foundation and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, and research project ( 2020.A6.154.20C ) funded by the Public Policy Research Funding Scheme from the Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office of The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - Against the background of provincial port integration in China, provincial port groups have become critical market players in the port industry. It has become necessary to review the evolution of the port system in Chinese coastal regions from a provincial perspective. This paper investigates the evolution of the Chinese port system by treating eleven coastal provinces as the units of analysis. The port system is categorized into four segments according to cargo type, namely, containers, solid bulk cargo, general cargo and liquid bulk cargo. Multiple methods are applied to study the port system from the perspectives of market shares, cargo concentrations, the port hierarchy and port specialization. The findings suggest that no province holds a leading market position in all cargo sectors, and interprovincial port competition remains intense. The degree of specialization in the provincial port systems is generally moderate, though Hebei Province is an exception with a high level of port specialization due to its special geographical location. This paper also elaborates on several policy implications for provincial port groups.
AB - Against the background of provincial port integration in China, provincial port groups have become critical market players in the port industry. It has become necessary to review the evolution of the port system in Chinese coastal regions from a provincial perspective. This paper investigates the evolution of the Chinese port system by treating eleven coastal provinces as the units of analysis. The port system is categorized into four segments according to cargo type, namely, containers, solid bulk cargo, general cargo and liquid bulk cargo. Multiple methods are applied to study the port system from the perspectives of market shares, cargo concentrations, the port hierarchy and port specialization. The findings suggest that no province holds a leading market position in all cargo sectors, and interprovincial port competition remains intense. The degree of specialization in the provincial port systems is generally moderate, though Hebei Province is an exception with a high level of port specialization due to its special geographical location. This paper also elaborates on several policy implications for provincial port groups.
KW - Port hierarchy
KW - Port integration
KW - Port specialization
KW - Port system evolution
KW - Provincial perspective
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103031
DO - 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103031
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85103325040
SN - 0966-6923
VL - 92
JO - Journal of Transport Geography
JF - Journal of Transport Geography
M1 - 103031
ER -