Asian Container Ports

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

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.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.