Port Systems in Global Competition : Spatial-Economic Perspectives on the Co-Development of Seaports

"In a world where most international trade is carried by sea, each port can be seen as a unique chokepoint competing to attract ever more traffic and economic activities. However, ports can also be seen as parts of a wider system, which can be defined as a system of two or more ports located in proximity within a given area. Their fate and governance is jointly influenced when belonging to the same region, country, or transnational space. Investments, shocks, innovations, and delays occurring in one port often affect other ports within a certain spatial range and time lapse. Further understanding of such co-developments in port systems is necessary to go beyond local specificities, through a multidisciplinary and multi-level contribution. Port Systems in Global Competition is an answer to the strong and urgent need for reviewing the relevant theories, concepts, methods, and sources that can be mobilized for the analysis of port systems. With contributions from reputable scholars coming from no less than 11 countries in Europe, Asia, and North America, this book delves into the analysis of port systems from diverse disciplinary angles (geography, regional science, economics, management, engineering, and mathematics/computer sciences), and covering innovative empirical approaches to various port systems in the world. The theoretical and empirical knowledge can support and enhance decision-making in relation with the development of ports, supply chains, and transport networks in general. This book is an ideal companion to academics and upper-level students interested in the analysis of transport and economic systems in general, as well as the effective ways to answer complex issues in transportation and socio-economic development. It will be a valuable resource for those researching or studying transportation and supply chains, maritime and port economics, as well as regional development and human geography"-- Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Foreword Introduction Part I: The Concept of Port System 1 A Systematic and Critical Review of Port System Research 2 Evolutionary Models of Port System Development – An Application to the Latin American and Caribbean Port System 3 Winding Paths Through Urban Systems and Urban Networks 4 The Implications of Duality of Trans(Port) Systems: Evidence from Wusongkou International Cruise Port Part II: The Dynamics of Port Systems 5 The European Ports’ Size Dynamics and Hierarchies 6 Port Migration Patterns in the Global Port System since the 1950s 7 Port Competition in Contestable Hinterlands: The Case of Preferential Relationships and Barrier Effects in Central Europe 8 Global Cities and Global Logistics Part III: Collaborative Port Systems 9 Port Authority Mergers in Port Systems: The Path to “North Sea Port” and “Port of Antwerp-Bruges” in Flanders 10 Cooperation and Competition Between Container Shipping Networks and their Impact on Container Hub Ports in Southeast Asia 11 Port Collaboration in the Greater Bay Area: Reality, Challenge, and Opportunity 12 Analyzing the US Gulf Coast Petrochemical Port Polycentric Region, and Its Connectivity with the European Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) Region Part IV: Port Systems as Shipping Networks 13 Discovering Shipping Networks From Raw Vessel Movement 14 Ocean Container Network Dynamics During the COVID-19 Pandemic 15 Shipping Network Analysis: State-of-the-Art and Application to the Global Financial Crisis Index