Skip to main content

Port Competitiveness Analysis Based on Factor Analysis

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Big Data Analytics for Cyber-Physical System in Smart City (BDCPS 2019)

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ((AISC,volume 1117))

  • 144 Accesses

Abstract

Qingdao Port was built in 1892 and has a history of 125 years. And it is China’s key state-owned enterprise, China’s second foreign trade billion tons of large ports. The waters in the port are wide and deep, the four seasons are open to navigation, and the harbor and mouth are large. It is a famous and excellent port in China. In view of the fact that Qingdao Port is an important part of China’s port group and has a positive significance for promoting the “Belt and Road”. This paper takes Qingdao Port as the main research object, and then uses factor analysis and SPSS software to access the top ten ports of Ningbo Port, Shanghai Port, Guangzhou Port, Tianjin Port, Dalian Port, Xiamen Port, Yingkou Port, Shenzhen Port and Fuzhou Port. Conduct an empirical analysis of competitiveness.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 429.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 549.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 549.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Hoare, A.G.: British ports and their export hinterlands: a rapidly changing geography. Geogr. Ann. 68(1), 29–40 (1986)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Notteboom, T., Winkelmasn, W.: Structural change in logistics: how will port authorities face the challenge. Marit. Policy Manag. 28, 71–89 (2001)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Robinson, R.: Ports as elements in value-driven chain system: the new paradigm. Marit. Policy Manag. 29, 241–255 (2002)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Ha, M.S.: A comparison of service quality at major container ports: implications for Korean ports. J. Transp. Geogr. 11(2), 131–137 (2003)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Van de Voorde, E., Van Hooydonk, E., Verbeke, A.: Port Competitiveness: An Economic and Legal Analysis of the Factors Determining the Competitiveness of Seaports, pp. 67–87. De Boeck Ltd., Antwerp (2002)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Tongzon, J., Wu, H.: Port privatization, efficiency and competitiveness: some empirical evidence from container ports (terminals). Transp. Res. Part A 39(5), 405–424 (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  7. Song, D.W., Panayides, P.M.: Global supply chain and port/terminal: integration and competitivmess. Marit. Policy Manag. 35(1), 73–87 (2008)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Wang, Y., Jung, K.-A., Yeo, G.-T., Chou, C.-C.: Selecting a cruise port of call location using the fuzzy-AHP method: a case study in East Asia. Tour. Manag. 42, 262–270 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Yang, J.: A Study on Cruise Homeport Selection Factor: Focusing on Comparative Study of Major Ports of Korea, China and Japan. Jeju National University, Jeju(Korea) (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  10. Lee, C.B., Lee, J., Noh, J.: A study on key successful factors of cruise port. J. Korea Port Econ. Assoc. 29(2), 12–15 (2013)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

The author is thankful to the reviewer and the editor for their constructive suggestions and comments to improve the initial version of our manuscript.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Wendi Lu .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2020 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Lu, W. (2020). Port Competitiveness Analysis Based on Factor Analysis. In: Atiquzzaman, M., Yen, N., Xu, Z. (eds) Big Data Analytics for Cyber-Physical System in Smart City. BDCPS 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1117. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2568-1_135

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics