Abstract
The Yangtze River Delta (YRD) has become the world’s most important container-export area in the world because of the huge growth of container volume from China. Shanghai, the gateway of the YRD, handles most of the cargoes. But the nature of river port has restricted its development, which forced China to built the Yangshan deepwater port to act as the mega hub in the region. In response to the emergence of the YRD and Yangshan, two traditionally transshipment centers in the region, Busan and Kaohsiung, have implemented strategies to in response to the emergence of YRD and Yangshan. This paper analyzes Busan’s and Kaohsiung’s strategies and tries to forecast the development of these ports. Research result shows Busan is aggressive and ambitious but that Kaohsiung has little chance of becoming the mega-hub in the region.
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Citation
Tao, C. (2005), "The Emergence of the Yangtze River Delta and the Responses of Busan and Kaohsiung", Journal of International Logistics and Trade, Vol. 3 No. 2, pp. 35-44. https://doi.org/10.24006/jilt.2005.3.2.035
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2005 Jungseok Research Institute of International Logistics and Trade
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