Realities and challenges of port alliance in Japan — Ports of Kobe and Osaka

• Published in: Research in transportation business & management Vol. 26; pp. 45 - 55
• Main Author: Inoue, Satoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Japanese port governance; Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation; National port policy; Port alliance; Port management company; Strategic international container port; Port management company; Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation; Strategic international container port; Japanese port governance; National port policy; Port alliance

Japanese ports have played a unique twofold role, managing marine terminals and at the same time developing seafront of their port cities for multiple uses. Due to this duality in role, ports are considered inseparable from the city's overall management, leading to port management by general lo...