A study of dry port development in China

Maritime Economics and Logistics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-98

  Beresford, A ^a   Pettit, S ^a   Xu, Q ^a   Williams, S ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

case studies; China; dry ports; institutions; intermodal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863394201     PISSN: 14792931     EISSN: 1479294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/mel.2011.17     Document Type: Review

References (52)

1. ADB (Asia Development Bank). (2008a) Technical note: Options for freight terminal development and management, http://www.adb.org/documents/reports/ consultant/40610-01-arm/40610-arm-tacr.pdf.
2. ADB. (2008b) People's Republic of China: Transport efficiency through logistics development policy study, http://www.adb.org/documents/tars/prc/41112- prc-tar.pdf.
3. Beresford, A.K.C. and Dobson, H. (1989) Lloyd's Maritime Atlas, 16th edn. Colchester, UK: Lloyd's of London Press.
4. Beresford, A.K.C. and Dubey, R.C. (1990) Handbook on the Operation and Management of Dry Ports. Geneva: UNCTAD, p. 92.
5. Carruthers, R. and Bajpai, J.N. (2002) Trends in Trade and Logistics: An East Asian Perspective. Washington, DC: World Bank. Transport Sector Unit. Working Paper No. 2.
6. Chinadaily. (2009) Xi'an GDP 2009, http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/dfpd/ 2010-01/22/content-9364612.htm.
7. Chinaknowledge. (2010) Services in China: China logistics industry, http://www.chinaknowledge .com/business/cbgdetails.aspx?Subchap=4&content= 19.
8. CNSS. (2010) Tianjin port stationed in XITLP, http://www.cnss.com.cn/ article/38704.html.
9. Doingbusiness. (2010) Trading across borders, http://www.doingbusiness. org/exploretopics/tradingacrossborders/.
10. FIL (Freeport International Logistics). (2010) Business with FIL, http://www.ynfreeport.com/.
11. Frankel, E.G. (1991) Port performance and productivity measurement. Ports and Harbours 36(8): 11-13.
12. Garnwa, P., Beresford, A.K.C. and Pettit, S.J. (2010) Dry ports: A comparative study of the UK and Nigeria. in Transport and Communications Bulletin, No. 78 - Development of Dry Ports, UNESCAP, Bangkok, pp. 58-81.
13. Goss, R.O. (1976) Studies in Maritime Economics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
14. Goss, R.O. (1990) Economic policies and seaports - Part 3: Are port authorities necessary? Maritime Policy and Management 17: 257-271.
15. Guislain, P. and Kerf, M. (1995) Concessions: The way to privatize infrastructure sector monopolies. Public Policy for the Private Sector (5): 4.
16. Gujar, G. (2010) Public private partnerships and competitive advantage of Indian dry ports, http://www.scribd.com/doc/27184217/Dry-Ports-Public-Private- Partnership.
17. Hoyle, B.S. and Hilling, D. (1984) Seaport Systems and Spatial Change. Chichester, UK: John Wiley and Sons.
18. KETDZ (Kunming Economic Technological Development Zone). (2010) News of investment, http://www.ketdz.gov.cn/.
19. Kvale, S. (1996) Interviews - An Introduction to Qualitative Research Interviewing. London, UK: Sage Publications.
20. Liping, S. (2009) Analysis on the strategies of Tianjin's waterless port construction. Logistics Sci-Tech 32(10): 19-21.
21. McNamara, C. (1999) General Guidelines for Conducting Interview, Minnesota.
22. Ng, A.K.Y. and Gujar, G.C. (2009) Government policies, efficiency and competitiveness - The case of dry port sin India. Transport Policy 16: 232-239.
23. Notteboom, T. (2007) Concession agreements as port governance tools. In: M.R. Brooks and K.P.B. Cullinane (eds.) Devolution, Port Governance and Port Performance, Research in Transportation Economics, Vol. XVII. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier, pp. 437-455.
24. Ögütçü, M. (2002) Foreign direct investment and importance of the 'go west' strategy in China's energy sector, http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/1/35/2085596.pdf, OECD.
25. Pettit, S.J. and Beresford, A.K.C. (2010) Multimodal supply chains: Iron ore from Australia to China. Supply Chain Management - An International Journal 16(1): 32-42.
26. Porter, M.E. (1990) The Competitive Advantage of Nations. New York: The Free Press.
27. Rodrigue, J.P., Debrie, J., Fremont, A. and Gouvernal, E. (2010) Functions and actors of inland ports: European and North American dynamics. Journal of Transport Geography 18: 519-529.
28. Rodrigue, J.P., Slack, B. and Notteboom, T. (2009) Transport terminal governance The Geography of Transport Systems, http://people.hofstra.edu/ geotrans/eng/ch4en/conc4en/ch4c6en.html.
29. Roso, V. and Lumsden, K. (2009) The dry port concept: Connecting container seaports with the hinterland. Journal of Transport Geography 17(5): 338-345.
30. Roso, V. and Lumsden, K. (2010) A review of dry ports. Maritime Economics and Logistics 12(2): 196-213.
31. SCRIBD. (2009) Dry port public private partnership, http://www.scribd. com/doc/27184217/Dry-Ports-Public-Private-Partnership.
32. Shijiazhuang Daily. (2007) A brilliant future: Shijiazhuang dry port, http://yzwb.sjzdaily.com.cn/html/2007-12/11/content-62789.htm.
33. SIPC. (2009) Shijiazhuang Inland Port Company Ltd, http://www.sipc.com. cn/.
34. Stopford, M. (2009) Maritime Economics, 3rd edn. London, UK: Routledge.
35. UNCTAD. (1982) Multimodal transport and containerisation. TD/B/C.4/238/Supplemnet 1, Part Five: Ports and Container Depots.
36. UNESCAP. (2006a) Cross-Cutting Issue for Managing Globalization Related to Trade and Transport: Promoting Dry Ports as A Means of Sharing The Benefit of Globalization with Inland Locations. Bangkok, Thailand: UNESCAP.
37. UNESCAP. (2006b) Promoting the Role of the Asian Highway and Trans-Asian Railway: Intermodal Interfaces as Focus for Development. Bangkok, Thailand: UNESCAP.
38. UNESCAP. (2009a) A Guidebook on Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure. Bangkok, Thailand: UNESCAP.
39. UNESCAP. (2009b) Impact of Trade Facilitation on Export Competitiveness: A Regional Perspective. Bangkok, Thailand: UNESCAP.
40. UNESCAP and Korea Maritime Institute. (2008) Logistics Sector Developments: Planning Models for Enterprises and Logistics Clusters. Bangkok, Thailand: UNESCAP.
41. Van Der Horst, M. and De Langen, P. (2008) Coordination in hinterland transport chains: A major challenge for the seaport community. Maritime Economics &Logistics 10: 108-129.
42. Wang, C.-H. and Wei, J.-Y. (2008) Research on the dry port location of Tianjin Port based on analytical network process. in 2008 International Seminar on Business and Information Management, http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp. jsp?arnumber=05117434.
43. Wang, J.J., Ng, A. and Oliver, D. (2004) Port governance in China: A review of policies in an era of internationalizing port management practices. Transport Policy 11: 237-250. (Pubitemid 38814663)
44. World Bank. (2003) Port Reform Toolkit, Module 3 - Alternative Port Management Structures and Ownership Models. Washington, DC: World Bank.
45. Xiao, Z. (2009) The railway is likely to more harm than good in Yangshan Island, http://www.shgk.org.cn/zazhi-text-in.asp?Id=420&cpid =138, accessed 15 July 2010.
46. XITLP. (2010a) Organization structure, http://www.itl.gov.cn/structure/ zjgjg/zzjg/zzjg.htm.
47. XITLP. (2010b) Preferential policy for investors in boned zone area, http://www.itl.gov.cn/structure/zsyz/zszc/zszczw-13213-1.htm.
48. XITLP. (2010c) Preferential policies on boned zone of XITLP, http://www.itl.gov.cn/structure/zsyz/zszc/zszczw-13207-1.htm, accessed 15 July 2010.
49. XITLP. (2010d) Preferential policies on inspection and quarantine of XITLP, http://www.itl.gov.cn/structure/zsyz/zszc/zszczw-13211-1.htm.
50. XITLP. (2010e) Preferential policies for foreign investors, http://www.itl.gov.cn/structure/zsyz/zszc/zszczw-13053-1.htm.
51. Yunnan. (2010) Achieving' dry port' function in Kunming export processing area, http://finance.yunnan.cn/html/2010-08/05/content-1290056.htm.
52. Yin, R.K. (2002) Applications of Case Study Research, 2nd edn. London, UK: Sage Publication, pp. 6-8.