Evaluating Correlations between a Seaport and Its Dry Ports: Case Study of Xiamen Port in China
Joint Authors
Chen, Jihong
Fei, Yijie
Zhang, Fangwei
Jing, Chutao
Source
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
As bridges connecting seaports and their hinterland, dry ports serve to expand the hinterland and increase cargo sources of seaports, rendering efficient international logistics circulation in hinterland areas possible.
The roles of dry ports have attracted increasing attention from various ocean shipping countries.
Seaports and dry ports possess complementary functions and increasingly close interactions.
The paper builds an assessment indicator system on correlations between seaports and dry ports and a two-stage grey relational analysis (GRA) method through collating dry port-related literature to facilitate quantitative studies on the correlations between seaports and dry ports, namely, using two quantitative indicators of Deng’s correlation and absolute correlation to assess and determine the correlations in the development of seaports and dry ports.
The paper then carries out case studies on Xiamen Port and its six dry ports to verify the effectiveness of the method and model in the paper.
The study results show that Xiamen Port has very high region-varying correlations with its hinterland dry ports.
Dry port development not only depends on their shipment volume indicators, but also significantly correlated with their economic indicators, and the hinterland economic indicators become key factors driving the fast development of a seaport.
The analyzing method in the paper is conducive for government departments and relevant stakeholders to formulate superior policies and provide theoretical bases for the development of correlations between seaports and their dry ports.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Jihong& Fei, Yijie& Zhang, Fangwei& Jing, Chutao. 2018. Evaluating Correlations between a Seaport and Its Dry Ports: Case Study of Xiamen Port in China. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152741
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Jihong…[et al.]. Evaluating Correlations between a Seaport and Its Dry Ports: Case Study of Xiamen Port in China. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152741
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Jihong& Fei, Yijie& Zhang, Fangwei& Jing, Chutao. Evaluating Correlations between a Seaport and Its Dry Ports: Case Study of Xiamen Port in China. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152741
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1152741