Spatiotemporal Evolution of China’s Ports in the International Container Transport Network under Upgraded Industrial Structure

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Fei Fan, Xuerong Zhang, Wenyi Yang, Chengliang Liu
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Abstract:Containerization and its impact on structural shifts in maritime transport have attracted the attention of maritime researchers. However, few studies address the impact of China’s current economic reforms and industrial structure upgrades on China’s container ports. To fill this gap, this article delivers new insights on the geographical evolution of China’s ports in international container transport during the upgrade of industrial structure. This study finds that path dependence is evident in the container shipping structure, and major regional connections are still present between China and the maritime regions of East-Southeast Asia, Western Europe, and North America. During the study period, the spatial dynamics of the international linkages of China’s container ports exhibited a tendency to develop from an initial monocentric structure to an isolated double-center structure, and then a polycentric clustering structure. Dynamic panel analysis shows there is a long-term significant equilibrium relationship between industrial structure upgrading and port container transport trade. Proxy indices including the industrial structure advanced index, the industrial structure comprehensive index and the essential evolution of industrial structure have positive effects on the improvement of port container transport trade.
产业结构升级下中国港口在国际集装箱运输网络中的时空演变
摘要:集装箱化及其对海上运输结构变化的影响引起了海事研究人员的关注。然而,很少有研究涉及中国当前的经济改革和产业结构升级对中国集装箱港口的影响。为了填补这一空白,本文对产业结构升级过程中中国港口在国际集装箱运输中的地理演变提供了新的见解。本研究发现,集装箱航运结构存在明显的路径依赖性,中国与东东南亚、西欧和北美海域之间仍存在主要的区域联系。在研究期间,中国集装箱港口国际联系的空间动力学呈现出从最初的单中心结构发展到孤立的双中心结构,再发展到多中心集群结构的趋势。动态面板分析表明,产业结构升级与港口集装箱运输贸易之间存在长期显著的均衡关系。产业结构先进性指数、产业结构综合性指数和产业结构本质演变等指标对港口集装箱运输贸易的改善具有积极作用。
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期刊介绍: Transportation Journal is devoted to the publication of articles that present new knowledge relating to all sectors of the supply chain/logistics/transportation field. These sectors include supply chain/logistics management strategies and techniques; carrier (transport firm) and contract logistics firm (3PL and 4PL) management strategies and techniques; transport economics; regulation, promotion, and other dimensions of public policy toward transport and logistics; and education.
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