Feasibility study of Beibu Gulf Shipping Exchange Project

Abstract

On the basis of making clear the connotation of shipping center, this paper evaluates the development capacity of Beibu Gulf shipping center through the comparison of 6 port cities, Wuhan, Chongqing, Yueyang, Jiujiang, Shanghai and Hong Kong, using the analysis method of set pair and 1 degree.To find out the starting point of the construction of Beibu Gulf shipping center and theoretically seek the most suitable development path of Beibu Gulf shipping center. After identifying the most suitable development path for the Beibu Gulf shipping center, this paper expounds the mechanism of the development of the Beibu Gulf Shipping center from 2 aspects of hard power and soft power, respectively. First, Hard power is mainly discussed from 3 aspects: Port first-mover advantage, network economy and market boundary expansion of port and waterway enterprises. Second, soft power first differentiates the shipping service industry from the upstream and the middle and the lower reaches, then discusses how to develop the shipping service industry in Beibu Gulf, and analyzes how the shipping service industry in Beibu Gulf plays its role. Finally, the policy Suggestions for the development of Beibu Gulf Shipping center are put forward. Study the necessity and feasibility of establishing Beibu Gulf shipping exchange.