Analysis of Transshipment Type of Busan Port Utilizing Regional Hub Port Function

Weon, Yang

Journal of Navigation and Port Research 2007;31(3):197-204.
Published online April 30, 2007.

중심 항만 기능을 활용한 부산항의 환적 컨테이너 유형분석

양원

Analysis of Transshipment Type of Busan Port Utilizing Regional Hub Port Function

Yang Weon

Abstract

Busan Port has been facing critical situation in terms of container handling volume, especially growth rate of transshipment(T/S) container of the year of 2006 was at a standstill. Annual average growth rate of T/S container during the period of 2003 to 2006 slowed down to 7.7% while it recorded over 34% to the period of 1999 to 2002. It has mainly resulted from the change of circumstance of Northeast Asian ports, that is, firstly mega carriers' increasing direct call to Northern Chinese ports such as Qingdao, Tianjin and Dairen effected to T/S container volume of Busan port, secondly start to operate deep-water port of Shanghai, thirdly Japanese super hub port project to handle their local containers at domestic ports. This paper aims to analyze the T/S type of inter-routes and hub and spoke and statistical status of Busan port. The purpose of the paper is to propose new concept which is to attract T/S container utilizing hub port function of Busan port in Northeast Asia It is that mega carriers are given dedicated terminals to use Busan port as T/S base in the region.

Key Words: Transshipment container;Transshipment type;Hub & spoke type;Inter-routes type;Hub port;Inducement strategy