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Efficiency Assessment of China's Yangtze River Ports- Based on the 3-Stage DEA

중국 양쯔강(장강) 내륙항만의 효율성 평가 - 3단계 DEA 모델을 토대로

  • Received : 2023.01.26
  • Accepted : 2023.02.22
  • Published : 2023.02.28
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Abstract

As competition between ports intensifies, port efficiency has always been a hot topic in the port and shipping economy. Boosting regional and national economies by improving port efficiency and promoting sustainable development of ports is also a concern for port operators and local and national governments. In this situation, this study has the following objectives. First, using panel data from 2010 to 2017, the efficiency of 14 major inland ports along the Yangtze River was analyzed, and changes in port efficiency over time were examined. Second, 14 inland ports are divided into the middle, upper, and lower Yangtze River port groups to compare and review differences in efficiency levels of ports by basin. For the study, we applied a three-step DEA analysis method, which evaluated the pure relative efficiency of the port itself by removing the effects of environmental factors and statistical noise that could affect the efficiency evaluation and presented the results. As a result, it was confirmed that there was a clear difference in the efficiency value of the port between the first-stage and the third-stage efficiency evaluation result. In addition, the downstream ports showed relatively high efficiency compared to the middle and upstream ports.

항만 간 경쟁이 심화되면서 항만효율성은 더욱 중요하게 인식되고 있다. 항만효율성 개선을 통하여 항만의 지속 가능한 개발을 촉진함과 동시에 지역 및 국가 경제성장을 도모하는 것은 항만운영자뿐만 아니라 지방 및 정부의 주된 관심사이다. 본 연구는 중국의 황금내륙수로인 양쯔강 상의 내륙항만들의 경쟁이 치열해지고 있는 상황에서 2010년부터 2017년까지의 패널자료를 이용하여 장강변 14개 주요 내륙항의 효율성을 분석하고 시간에 따른 항만 효율성의 변화를 살펴보고자 하였다. 동시에 14개 내륙항구를 양쯔강 중류, 상류, 하류 항만군으로 나누어 유역별 항만효율성 수준의 차이를 비교 검토하였다. 특히 본 연구를 수행하기 위해 3단계 DEA 분석 방법을 적용하여 효율성 평가에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 환경적 요인과 통계적 노이즈의 영향을 최대한 배제하여 항만 자체의 순수 상대효율성을 평가하였다. 분석결과, 1단계 효율 평가 결과와 3단계 효율 평가 결과 포트의 효율 값에 뚜렷한 차이가 있음을 확인하였고, 구체적인 결과를 해석과 함께 본문에서 제시하였다. 또한 하류항만들의 효율성이 중·상류 항만에 비해 상대적으로 높은 효율성을 보이고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

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