Effects of evolving port management systems on the development of port logistics strategies in Europe and United States

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24560638
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Civil engineering project/Traffic engineering
• Research Institution: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
• Principal Investigator: Inoue Satoshi 政策研究大学院大学, 政策研究科, 客員教授 (20625206)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 港湾経営 / ロジスティクス戦略 / サプライチェーンマネジメント / 公企業化 / 欧州、米国 / 国際比較

Outline of Final Research Achievements

With the progress of globalization, ports are being transformed from a traditional nodal point of land and sea transport to a hub of regional logistics system. To this end, a wide range of initiatives, so-called port logistics strategy, are progressively undertaken by leading ports around the world. This study investigated 18 major ports in Europe and the United States, developing an international overview of port logistics strategy, and highlighting issues in their actual implementation. It also analyzed roles to be played by port authority and private sectors in logistics strategy, and identified how different port management systems in those countries affect the formulation of their respective logistics initiatives and the way to implement them.

Free Research Field

港湾経営、国際物流