The challenge of peripheral ports: an Asian perspective |
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Authors: | Brian Slack James J Wang |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Geography, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, H3G 1M8;(2) Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, PRC |
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Abstract: | The growth of ports peripheral to the dominant container hubs has been well documented in North America and Europe, and has led to the elaboration of several theoretical models. This paper applies these models to the situation in South East Asia where much of the growth in containerisation is taking place. While confirming the emergence of several peripheral ports that are mounting challenges to the major hubs, we demonstrate that the factors behind the challenges are different to those postulated in the literature. Issues of governance arising out of the complex restructuring of the global ports industry are singled out. We suggest that a new geography of container terminals based on management and operational strategies of private and public bodies involved in the port industry needs to be fashioned. |
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Keywords: | container ports load centres Asia |
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