Analysis on the Relation Between Port Competition Players and Port Selection Factors

Kim, Tae-Won; Kim, Yul-Seong; Kwak, Kyu-Seok; Nam, Ki-Chan

Journal of Navigation and Port Research 2006;30(3):219-226.
Published online April 30, 2006.

항만경쟁 주체와 항만선택 결정요인간 관련성 분석

김태원, 김율성, 곽규석, 남기찬

Analysis on the Relation Between Port Competition Players and Port Selection Factors

Tae-Won Kim, Yul-Seong Kim, Kyu-Seok Kwak, Ki-Chan Nam

Abstract

To correspond actively to international economy, shipping and port environment change, world main ports have converged in competitiveness raising. However, existing researches have been intensively analyzed port competitiveness on among ports. So, this study analyzes the relations between the main factors of port selection and port competition players: central government, port authority, terminal operators, shipping companies, etc. This paper has a purpose that each port competition player makes a competitive strategy in accordance with this study. First, this study reviewed shipping and port market's environment change and port selection decision factors to correspond to these environment changes and on the basis of this review analyzed relativity between component port competition players and port competition factors. However, port authorities and terminal operators appeared high relevance about in side af expense, service, facilities etc. Because port authorities offered incentive to pull many shipping companies to their ports and terminal operators managed port authorities' ports. But we could deduce high relevance according to other market players' properties without port authorities and terminal operators. Port marketing strategy establishment among port competition players is available on the basis of these factors.

Key Words: Port competition factors;Central government;Port authority;Terminal operators; Shipping companies;Competitiveness