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Modeling and Analysis the Competition Dynamics among Container Transshipment Ports : East-Asian Ports as a Case Study  

Abdulaziz, Ashurov (한국해양대학교 국제무역경제학부)
Kim, Jae-bong (한국해양대학교 국제무역경제학부)
Park, Nam-ki (한국해양대학교 국제무역경제학부)
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Journal of Korea Port Economic Association / v.32, no.4, 2016 , pp. 165-182 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examines the competitiveness and cooperativeness among the container ports in East Asia by analyzing their monthly dynamics in eight years (2008-2015). Time series data on container throughput divided into origin and destination (O/D), such as the top six Chinese ports and the transshipment (T/S) ports such as Hong Kong, Busan, and Singapore, are computed with two methods based on the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). The first Granger causality test results show that Busan T/S has significant bilateral relations with three Chinese O/D ports; and significant unidirectional relations with three other O/D ports. Shenzhen port has significant bilateral relations with Singapore, and has a significant unidirectional relation with Hong Kong port. Co-integrating test results showed that Busan holds negative co-integration with all Chinese O/D ports. Impulse response function (IRF) results show an opposite direction between paired ports. The ratios of the impulse from T/S ports are significantly high to one another in the short-run, but its power declines as time passes. The ratio of the impulse from the Chinese ports to T/S ports is less significant in the short-run period, however, it becomes more significant as time passes. The significance of most shocks was high in the second period, but was diluted after the sixth period.
Keywords
Port competition; Container throughput; Co-integrating test; Granger causality; Impulse response function; Vector error correction model; Long-run relationship;
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