A Study on Busan Port Activation by Attracting Transshipment Containers to and from Japan

Park, Jin Hee

Journal of Navigation and Port Research 2004;28(8):679-685.
Published online October 31, 2004.

일본 환적화물 유치를 통한 부산항 활성화 방안에 관한 연구

박진희

A Study on Busan Port Activation by Attracting Transshipment Containers to and from Japan

Jin Hee Park

Abstract

Logistics needs in Asia are surprisingly increasing due to rapid growth of China. Therefore, each country is trying to develop ports in order to attract logistics needs. Korea, also, begins to perform active port marketing policy, centering around Busan port and Kwangyang port, in order to become a logistics hub in Northeast Asia. Recently, competitiveness of Japan has decreased due to increase in the inland transport costs, so Japanese is deliberating various counter plans. While Japan is stagnant, Korea has an opportunity for activating Busan port and Kwangyang port. This study estimates logistics costs by classifying types of delivery routes of Japanese imports and exports containers; that is, by dividing the case of using main ports in Japan, or Busan port and Kwangyang port. As a result, logistics costs are greatly reduced when the containers go by way of Busan port and Kwangyang port social and logistics costs.

Key Words: transshipment container port;logistics hub;Busan port;Kwangyang port;imports and exports containers;delivery routes;logistics cost