What Makes an Internationally Competitive Port with the Development of Containerization? = What Makes an Internationally Competitive Port with the Development of Containerization?

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This paper discusses based mainly on field research what makes an internationally competitive port with the development of containerization by referring to two cases in Japan: the Port of Kobe (POK) and the Port of Hakata (POH). Section One notes what the containerization has brought to logistics, international trade, and ports. Section Two deals with what POK did to maintain its position and function as a leading international port of Japan with the advent of the containerization. Section Three comments why, what, and how POH has developed and expanded its port facilities and equipment. Section Four considers as a conclusion essential requirements for an internationally competitive port based on the two case studies.