다롄동북아국제항운중심 건설과 발전전략

Abstract

The Port of Dalian is located at the southern Liaoning Province of north- eastern China. It is one of the biggest shipping centers in China and it has an ice-free natural deep-water harbor. It's hinterland is the most important industrial center of the country. Dalian is one of the largest ports in China and is well positioned to be a shipping center for Northeast Asia. Dalian city's strategy to grow from a major seaport along the northeast coast of China to an international hub for Northeast Asia was approved by the central government and is now a part of national development plan. Dalian stands out for its geographic advantage, convenient transportation and open economy.

From 2003 to 2008, a total of 37.9 billion yuan of investment had been used in building and improving seaport facilities in Dalian, 7.2 times of the total investment in the previous 53 years. In 2008, the Dalian Port saw throughput of 246 million tons of bulk cargo and 4.52 million containers, increasing two and 2.7 times respectively compared with 2002.

The port construction dominates development in regional economics and projects under construction should be carefully designed and planned and become first-class in the region. The objective of this paper is to purpose some development strategies for Dalian international shipping center construction after analysing the competition environment and Pros and cons of Dalian port.