An Analysis of the Competition of Ports in the Shanghai International Shipping Hub
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Globalization of world economy has led to a rapid growth of container transportation as well as container ports. In China, Shanghai and Ningbo ports have experienced an explosive growth rate based on their strong economic hinterlands. The purpose of this paper is to adopt regional economic theory and methods to quantitatively analyze the spatial structure of the ports cluster and the competitiveness of the ports at their conjunct hinterlands, with a case study of the Shanghai International Shipping Hub with its two main ports—Shanghai and Ningbo ports over the period between 1995 and 2009. The paper firstly uses the HHI (Hirshmann-Herfindahl index) model and shift-share method to analyze the degree of concentration of the port system consisting 12 container ports in the Shanghai International Shipping Hub. Based on the above analyses, the paper employs location quotient approach to the major hinterland regions in Zhejiang province, to study the competitiveness between Shanghai port and Ningbo port in Zhejiang province. Our findings suggest that Ningbo port has now emerged as a serious contender to Shanghai port in Shanghai International Shipping Hub but its position has not been a dominant one. It shows the spatial structure of Shanghai International Shipping Hub and forecasts the future structure of double-hub port mode.
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