An economics study of container ports in the global network of container shipping

Jarumaneeroj, Pisit

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An economics study of container ports in the global network of container shipping

dc.contributor.advisor	Bartholdi, John J., III
dc.contributor.author	Jarumaneeroj, Pisit
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Erera, Alan
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Toriello, Alejandro
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Ramudhin, Amar
dc.contributor.committeeMember	White, Chelsea C.
dc.contributor.department	Industrial and Systems Engineering
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-12T20:52:37Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-12T20:52:37Z
dc.date.created	2014-12
dc.date.issued	2014-11-14
dc.date.submitted	December 2014
dc.date.updated	2015-01-12T20:52:37Z
dc.description.abstract	We propose a new measure, called the Container Port Connectivity Index (CPCI), to more accurately reflect the relative importance of container ports within the global network of container shipping. This index is based on both economics and network topology, where the strength of a port is based on its position within the global structure of shipping network and not just on local information, such as the number of TEUs handled or direct links to other ports. As the CPCI produces two separate scores for each inbound and outbound connectivity, we can use them to analyze the economic roles played by each port independently. We also propose a framework for evaluating market stability of a logistics hub in a competitive environment. In particular, we build a model, called the Liner Shipping Cooperative Model, to predict how the community of liners calling at a hub might develop as the result of actions by competitors. We use such a model to study the behavior of shipping lines, as well as the resulting trade-flow changes, as the system gradually moves toward new equilibrium defined by the grand coalition. With this piece of information, a port authority would be able to quantify threats posed by competitors and, consequently, devise counter strategies to safeguard its business against competing ports.
dc.description.degree	Ph.D.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53078
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology
dc.subject	Container port
dc.subject	Port importance
dc.subject	Port competition
dc.title	An economics study of container ports in the global network of container shipping
dc.type	Text
dc.type.genre	Dissertation
dspace.entity.type	Publication
local.contributor.corporatename	H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename	College of Engineering
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thesis.degree.level	Doctoral