Japan Tokyo 14 Dalian Seoul 15 Yokohama 17 South 13 Tianjin 8 16 Korea 12 Osaka-wan 10 Inch'on Kobe 7 6 9 Beijing Qingdao Busan Australia Australia 34 Brisbane 34 Brisbane Australia Australia 3 Shanghai Australia Brisbane 34 34 Brisbane 34 Brisbane China Taipei Australia Brisbane 29 34 New Delhi 21 Australia Taiwan Brisbane 5 Kao-hsiung Sydney 34 Guangzhou 32 Sydney 11 Perth 32 Hong Kong 36 Adelaide 2 Perth Bangladesh 36 35 Adelaide 4 35 Shenzhen Sydney Sydney Chittagong Sydney 32 32 Nagpur 23 Perth Perth Adelaide 32 18 Perth 36 36 Adelaide Mumbai (Bombay) 20 Philippines 36 Adelaide 35 35 Manila 27 Melbourne35 India 33 Melbourne 33 Sydney 32 Perth Thailand 36 Adelaide Sydney Auckland 35 Melbourne 32 Melbourne Vietnam Perth Melbourne 33 33 37 Auckland Bangkok 30 36 Adelaide33 37 Bangalore 22 19 Chennai (Madras) 35 31 Ho Chi Minh City Auckland Auckland Auckland 37 37 Melbourne New Zealand 37 33 New Zealand Melbourne Colombo 28 Sri Lanka Main Transport Terminals Trade(import-export) value Population (million people) 33 Malaysia Connections (billion US dollars) in 2007 AucklandNew Zealand 37 New Zealand Kuala Lumpur New Zealand Road Asia Highway >1000 0 - 2 Auckland 25 Network 37 26 Port of Tanjung 1 Indonesia International Airport 500 - 1000 2 - 5 Pelepas Singapore River New Zealand Sea Harbour 100 - 500 5 - 10 New Zealand River Harbour <100 0 245 490 Miles > 10 Free Economic Zone Jakarta 24 0 245 490 KM 1. Singapore 2. Hong Kong 3. Shanghai 4. Shenzhen 5. Kaohsiung 6. Busan 7. Beijing 8. Dalian Singapore is the world’s biggest container port with yearly throughput Hong Kong is a hub port serving the South Asian Pacific region and Shanghai is the power house for the economic growth of China. It has Shenzhen contributes strongly to South China’s economic develop- The port of Kaohsiung is close to the industrial areas of South Taiwan Busan is a business hub connecting Northeast Asia to China and Beijing is the central hub of Northern China and is the non-harbour Dalian is quickly becoming an international shipping hub in growing by approximately 10%. It has a highly-developed transport the entrance port of mainland China. It has a strong advantage in two airports which handle cargo including Pudong which manages ment. It currently has 145 international ocean container transpor- and has large areas of surrounding land available for development. Taiwan. The port of Busan handles about 43% of the nation’s total logistic center. Together with Shanghai and Guangzhou, Beijing has a Northeast Asia. Its trade with Japan, South Korea and Russia is rapidly network, world-class airport and port facilities and a global com- providing cargo services due to the high standard of its services and 29% of cargo freight for the whole of China. The Yangshan deepwater tation routes to major export and import ports around the world. It Kaohsiung is currently developing an offshore shipping center where export cargo and 95% of the total container loads. Busan-Jinhae Free 56% market share for cargo transportation. All of the major interna- increasing. The city’s long-term goal is to build a global hub by 2020 munications network. Singapore has currently signed Free Trade infrastructure compared to the lower cost airports in the region. With port complex is currently in production and once complete will be also has an advanced highway network connecting major cities on the bonded goods can be imported directly from China and re-exported Economic Zone has a yearly throughput of more than 6 million TEU tional 3PL players are present here. for approximately 300 million tons of cargo and 15 million TEU. Agreements with more than 20 countries throughout the world. the fast economic growth of mainland China, Hong Kong will conti- able to handle 25 million TEU annually, making it the largest port in mainland, Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions. internationally after repackaging and/or processing. shipping containers. Major industries: 3, 7, 10, 12, 19, 21. Major industries: 3, 5, 13, 14, 16, 18. Major industries: 10, 14, 21. nue to increase its competitiveness in the region. the world. Major industries: 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 19, 23. Major industries: 7, 13, 14, 18. Major industries: 3, 5, 7, 13, 23. Major industries: 2, 7, 9, 10, 20. Major industries: 3, 10, 12, 16, 23. 9. Qingdao 10. Tianjin 11. Guangzhou 12. Kobe 13. Osaka 14. Tokyo 15. Yokohama 16. Incheon Qingdao is an important foreign trade port and a shipping hub in The port of Tianjin is a gateway to China’s Northeast and vast Western The port of Guangzhou is the biggest port for foreign trade in South The port of Kobe is located near the JR Freight railway terminal which Osaka has the largest ferry terminal in Japan handling an annual Tokyo is Japan’s largest domestic and international hub for rail, Yokohama has one of the major harbours in the Asia-Pacific region Incheon is the hub of the Northeast Asian region and is ranked in the China’s Yellow River basin and on the East coast of China. It is the region. Tianjin has announced an airport renovation and expansion China. International shipping lines can reach more than 300 ports in connects to all major cities in Japan within 48 hours. The Kobe distri- 56.2 million tons in domestic cargo. The Osaka Port Integrated Cargo ground and air transportation. It has the largest metropolitan eco- and the airport is recognised as the number one international port in top 20 harbours of the world. Incheon has the biggest international capital of Chinese brands including the Haier Group, Hisense Group project in an effort to become the air cargo transportation and distri- more than 80 countries and regions from Guangzhou. It is also one of bution center also enables immediate access to the highways and as a Distribution Center and the Nanko Air Cargo Terminal have direct nomy in the world. Japan. Yokohama offers an advantage over Tokyo in terms of better airport in South Korea with an entire terminal to serve cargo and and Tsingtao Brewery Group. The port of Qingdao has been ranked bution hub of North-East Asia. The port of Tianjin has been ranked the fastest growing ports in China with a 41% increase in 2007. result is one of the largest distribution parks in Japan. access to the Kansai International Airport. Major industries: 7, 9, 10, 20. cost performance through cheaper office and housing rents and land logistics businesses. with four stars by Chinese local authorities. with four stars by Chinese local authorities. Major industries: 3,5,12,14,19. Major industries: 7, 11, 13, 14, 19. Major industries: 5, 16, 19. prices. Major industries: 5, 16, 23. Major industries: 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 22, 23. Major industries: 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19. Major industries: 7, 13, 19. 17. Seoul 18. Nagpur 19. Chennai 20. Mumbai 21. New Delhi 22. Bangalore 23. Chittagong 24. Jakarta Seoul serves as an international hub between Northeast Asia and Nagpur has one of the largest industrial zones in Asia and contains Chennai is one of the major hubs for South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Mumbai is one of the world’s top 10 centers of commerce in terms of New Delhi is the primary hub of India which also serves as the com- Bangalore is considered to be the Silicon Valley of India, generating Chittagong holds an important rail terminus and the chief port of Jakarta is located on the Northwest coast of the island of Java and Europe. The inter-Korean railways (Seoul-Wonsan Line, Seoul- 20% of India’s 3PL warehouse capacity. The project Multimodal Middle East, Europe and North America. It supports 30% of India’s global financial flow. It generates 50% of India’s cargo volume. mercial center of South Asia. 33% of India’s IT exports in 2006-07. Bangladesh. It makes up 80% of the country’s import and export value serves as the international gateway to Indonesia. Sineuiju Line, Yangyang-Anbyeon Line) are in development and will International Hub Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN) will be the point for automobile industry and 35% of its auto components industry. Major industries: 9, 10, 12, 19, 23. Major industries: 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 19. Major industries: 4, 7, 12, 13, 15, 19. with exports growing by approximately 21% in 2007. Major industries: 8, 16, 18. eventually connect directly to both Siberia and mainland China. heavy cargo coming from Southeast Asia and Middle East Asia. Major industries: 3, 7, 12, 19. Major industries: 14, 18. Major industries: 7, 10, 12, 20, 21. Major industries: 11, 12, 23. 25. Kuala Lumpur 26. Tanjung Pelepas 27. Manila 28. Colombo 29. Taipei 30. Bangkok 31. Ho Chi Minh City 32. Sydney The Klang Valley (Kuala Lumpur and surrounding area) contributes Tanjung Pelepas has been the fastest growing port in the world out- The Port of Manila lies in the heart of Southeast Asia and the Western The port of Colombo is Sri Lanka’s premier commercial port. It hand- Taipei is close to China’s Fuzhou Port and offers a fast and convenient Bangkok is on track to surpass both Beijing and Hong Kong as Asia’s Ho Chi Minh City comprises 40% of the total export-import cargo Sydney is the second largest port in Australia with the highest value to nearly 30% of Malaysia’s total retail trade. The port of Klang is a side of China. It serves as the automotive hub for Southeast Asia.