Logistics Port Development Strategies in Revitalizing Northeast China A
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Logistics Port Development Strategies in Revitalizing Northeast China A Case Study of Dalian Port, China By WANG Baixun Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University May, 2012 The Thesis is Presented to the Higher Degree Committee of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in International Cooperation Policy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost, I would like to thank my supervisor and mentor, Prof. Mariner WANG, my deep and sincere gratitude for enlightening me on the ideas of the thesis to be qualified for Masters of Science in International Cooperation Policy, especially for his guidance, support and encouragement which guide my life since I was an undergraduate student in APU. And I would like to thank Prof. Zhang Wei-bin and Prof. YAMADA Isamu for their helpful and useful suggestions for improving my studies. Also, I own my deepest gratitude to my ever-loving families, my parents, Mr. WANG Ying and Ms. ZHAI Li, and my Uncle ZHAI Hui and Aunt WU Lijuan for their supports and encouragements. And I want to extent my sincere appreciation to my cousin ZHAI Zhaocheng for the support with his skilled photography. My special thanks to Ms. LI Fuli, the Director of Logistics Department of Dalian Economic Technology Development Zone Administrative Commission, and Mr. SUN Shiwei, the Manager of Logistics Bureau of Dalian Free Trade Zone for the interviews with them and the valuable information and official public materials which offered by them. I would like to extend my profound gratitude to Japan Student Support Organization (JASSO) for the Honors Scholarship which enabled me to my education and study in the field of Development Economics (Logistics Development Strategies in Port City). My gratitude also extends to all the people who helped me for both my master student life and study. I gratefully acknowledge the award of an APU Graduate School scholarship and this wonderful opportunity to complete my master degree at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. i DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY I, WANG Baixun, hereby certify that this thesis is my own work and has not been submitted in any form for another degree or diploma at any university or other institute of tertiary education. This Master’s thesis contains ideas and information derived from published and unpublished work of different authors which have been acknowledged in the text and list of references. Any contribution of others have been cited or acknowledged appropriately. WANG Baixun ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................. i DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY ......................................................................................... ii LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................... vi LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................... viii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS ......................................................................... ix ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................. xi CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Background of the Research ........................................................................................... 3 1.2.1 New Development Opportunity of Dalian Port ................................................ 3 1.2.2 The Problems in Development Process of Dalian Port .................................... 7 1.3 Research Objectives ........................................................................................................ 9 1.4 Research Questions ......................................................................................................... 9 1.5 Significance of the Research ......................................................................................... 10 1.6 Scope and Limitations of the Research ......................................................................... 10 1.7 Contents of the Thesis ................................................................................................... 11 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................... 13 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 13 2.2 Current Status and Importance of Dalian Port .............................................................. 13 2.2.1 Current Situation ............................................................................................. 13 2.2.2 Logistics Status in Northeast China ................................................................ 15 2.2.3 Finance and Trade Status ................................................................................ 17 2.2.4 Industry Status ................................................................................................ 18 2.3 Dalian Economic Technological Development Zone (DETDZ) .................................. 19 2.3.1 Current Situation ............................................................................................. 19 2.3.2 Advantages of Development .......................................................................... 20 2.3.3 Analysis on Development ............................................................................... 21 2.3.4 Logistics Development ................................................................................... 23 2.4 Dalian Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) ................................................................................... 26 2.4.1 Current Situation ............................................................................................. 26 2.4.2 Five Zones ...................................................................................................... 27 2.4.3 Development ................................................................................................... 29 2.5 Dayaowan Free Trade Port Zone (DFTDZ) .................................................................. 31 2.5.1 Characteristics ................................................................................................ 31 2.5.2 Policy Advantages .......................................................................................... 32 iii 2.5.3 Meaning of DFTPZ to Northeast China ......................................................... 33 2.6 Establishment of Dalian International Shipping Center ............................................... 35 2.6.1 Background ..................................................................................................... 35 2.6.2 The Role of Dalian International Shipping Center ......................................... 36 2.6.3 Advantages for Dalian Port ............................................................................ 37 2.6.4 Main Problems ................................................................................................ 38 2.7 Summary ....................................................................................................................... 39 CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................ 40 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 40 3.2 Research Design ........................................................................................................... 40 3.3 Data Collection ............................................................................................................. 41 3.4 Method of Data Analysis .............................................................................................. 41 3.5 Field Research Trip and Interview ................................................................................ 41 3.6 Evaluation ..................................................................................................................... 42 CHAPTER 4 LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT OF DALIAN PORT ....................................... 43 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 43 4.2 Overview of Dalian City and Port ................................................................................ 43 4.3 Targets of Logistics Development ................................................................................ 44 4.4 Development Achievements of Logistics ..................................................................... 46 4.4.1 General Development ..................................................................................... 46 4.4.2 The Investment in Dalian Port ........................................................................ 46 4.4.3 The Development of the Logistics System ..................................................... 54 4.4.4 Main Port Areas in Dalian .............................................................................. 57 4.4.5 The Analysis of Logistics Development ........................................................