4 FAQs about Yangtze River Economic Belt Port User External Container IP54

Does the Yangtze River economic belt have port-water and port-hinterland connectivity?

This article evaluates the actual connectivity of ports and logistics in the Yangtze River Economic Belt of China. A comprehensive model with an integrated index is established. The key factors that affect the port-water and port-hinterland connectivity are unearthed. Port connectivity has core-periphery characteristics.

Are ports and logistics connected in the Yangtze River economic belt?

This study evaluates the actual connectivity of ports and logistics in the Yangtze River Economic Belt of China by developing a comprehensive model with an integrated index.

How can the Yangtze River economic belt be improved?

With the promotion of the strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and in order to cope with the increase of throughput in the future, it is necessary to have the coordinated development of ports. Within the scope of coordinated port planning along the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the phenomenon of disordered and crowded ports can be solved.

Does the Yangtze River have a container port system?

Our findings shed some light on the development of the Yangtze River container port system, but also on the validity of the existing models for port system development in the context of the Yangtze River. We find that throughput is relatively concentrated along the Yangtze River, and that this concentration has declined between 2002 and 2005.

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