Port Competition

Through investigating the container transhipment industry along the Hamburg-Le Havre range in North Europe, this book discusses the theory and practice of port competition. Apart from providing a theoretical framework to future port research, this book identifies the major factors affecting port attractiveness, assesses port choice behaviour, investigates current port competitiveness and forecasts their future prospects within the market. This book argues that the key for ports to sustain competitiveness does not only depend on ports administrative system, but also how it executes the system and makes things work. It is believed that this book offers significant insight on the relations between port service suppliers and users, as well as a valuable reference to efficient port strategic management.