On Constructing the Port of Xiamen to Become a Container Pivot Port in China

摘要

China’s economy will still maintain its fast growth rate in the present time and the near future. The need of energy and raw material will be amplified significantly which will definitely stimulate the construction and development of our domestic ports. So, since the port of Xiamen serves as the leading head in developing the west coast of the Taiwan Strait economic zone in the 11th5- year plan period and due to its unique geographic position, it’s extremely necessary and appropriate to construct Xiamen port to become a container pivot port. This dissertation will fully analyze its advantages and disadvantages through certain systematic researches and then will study some key issues in Xiamen container pivot port construction process and predict a rational container throughput target from 2007 to 2010 based on some information such as its throughput and developing trend in the past few years to guide its market business operation and competition in the constructing process. Finally, there are some specific implementing measures to achieve the container throughput target that has been predicted in constructing Xiamen port to become a container pivot port process.