英文摘要 |
Keelung Port and Taipei Port are two international commercial ports in northern Taiwan. Although Taipei Port is positioned as an auxiliary port of Keelung Port with overlapping service hinterlands, its container volume has surpassed Keelung Port in recent years and become a competitive relationship. From the government’s standpoint, the two ports should work in collaboration to make a success and the port’s competitiveness will be increased. Firstly, this study defines their role in container transportation for Taiwan’s northern region by analyzing the numerical data of shipping routes in recent years. Furthermore, this study refers to the two Asian major international ports, Busan Port and Singapore Port, which are successfully integrated towards the centralized development, as a model. Lastly, this article estimates the social benefits by assuming that the two commercial ports develop towards centralized development. The study finds out that since most goods in the northern region are concentrated in the economic hinterland of Taipei Port, social benefits will be generated if container transportation is transferred from Keelung Port to Taipei Port. |