Asian Container Ports
Development, Competition and Co-operation
Published on 28. November 2006
Book
Hardback
XVI, 247 pages
978-0-230-00195-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book applies an overarching theme of 'Development, Competition and Co-operation' to container ports in Asia. Major trends are identified and concrete examples offer insights into the nature of relationships between the main ports in the region. It aids understanding of port development within the context of Asian trade and economic growth.
Reviews / Votes
'I found it informative, interesting and for the most part very easy to digest. I learned much from it and would recommend it to all serious Maritime Studies students and practitioners.' - Professor Patrick Alderton, Maritime Policy Management
'An authoritative account, certainly, well referenced and with an absolute wealth of well-presented information and reader-friendly indexing. Most enlightening.' - Matthew Winter, Logistics& Transport Focus
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Edition
2006 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
XVI, 247 p.
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-00195-4 (9780230001954)
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Kevin Cullinane | Dong-Wook Song | K. Cullinane
Asian Container Ports
Development, Competition and Co-Operation
Book
01/2014
Palgrave Macmillan
€128.39
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TAO CHEN Associate Professor, Department of Shipping and Logistics Management, Kai Nan University, Taiwan
SAM-HYUN CHO Research Fellow, Busan Development Institute, Korea
YUN-SU HUR Research Fellow, Busan Development Institute, Korea
HAJIME INAMURA Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Japan
KAZUHIKO ISHIGURO Assistant Professor, Faculty of Maritime Sciences, Japan
CHOON HENG LEONG Assistany Professor, Malaysia University of Sciences and Technology, Malaysia
DANIEL OLIVER, Researcher, Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong
DONG-KEUN RYOO Assistant Professor, Division of Shipping Management, Korea Maritime University, Korea
RYUICHI SHIBSAKI Researcher, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan
BING-LIANG SONG School of Economics and Management, Shanghai Maritime University, China
JOSE TONGZON Associate Professor, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore
JAMES WANG Associate Professor, Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong
PETER WONG, Lecturer, Department of Logistics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
GI-TAE YEO, Researcher, International Shipping and Logistics Division, University of Plymouth Business School, United Kingdom
Content
CONTENTS: List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors PART ONE: INTRODUCTION - Introduction; D-W.Song & K. Cullinane PART TWO: PORTS IN NORTHERN ASIA Shanghai: a Newly and Rapidly Developing Hub Port; B-L.Song Busan: the Future Logistics Hub of Northeast Asia; D-K.Ryoo & Y-S.Hur Kobe: One of the Most Developed Ports in Japan; H.Inamura, R.Shibsaki &K.Ishiguro - Yokohama: Japan's Next Superport; H.Inamura, R.Shibsaki & K.Ishiguro PART THREE: PORTS IN CENTRAL ASIA Kaoshuing: Pending Direction; T.Chen - Hong Kong: Asia's World Port; P.Wong PART FOUR: PORTS IN SOUTHERN ASIA Singapore: the Premier Hub in Southeast Asia; J.Tongzon - Tanjung Pelepas: the Fitire Regional Hub Port; C.H.Leong PART FIVE: COMPETITION AND CO-OPERATION - Shanghai and Ningbo: In Search of an Identity for the Chanjiang Delta Region; J.Wang & D.Olivier - Hong Kong and Shenzhen: the Nexus in South China; J.Wang & D.Olivier - Singapore & Tamgjung Pelepas: Co-operation or Competition?; J.Tongzon - Busan and Gwangyang: One Country, Two Port System; G-T.Yeo & S-H.Cho - Index