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Port-Focal Logistics and the Evolution of Port Regions in a Globalized World

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Dynamic Shipping and Port Development in the Globalized Economy

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Globalization and the changes in international trade pattern have significant influences on port and shipping industries, leading to alliances and competitions at the regional and international levels. Recently, we have witnessed the consolidation of shipping routes, globalization of shipping lines and cooperation of port operators. In addition, production has moved from being “firm-focal” to “port-focal” (Ng and Liu, 2014), in which the port region plays an increasingly important role. Such a process has comprehensively transformed the port system, and many proximate ports that initially competed with each other have started to cooperate in various aspects and/or establish a more complementary relationship. Such a process has led to the formation of port regions around the world.

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  1. Enrique Martín-Alcalde
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  1. Institute for Supply Chain and Logistics, College of Business, Victoria University, Australia

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  2. Department of Business Administration, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

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Martín-Alcalde, E., Saurí, S., Ng, A.K.Y. (2016). Port-Focal Logistics and the Evolution of Port Regions in a Globalized World. In: Lee, P.TW., Cullinane, K. (eds) Dynamic Shipping and Port Development in the Globalized Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137514295_5

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