A study on Value and Application of Mobile Harbor in Terms of Coastal Transportation

Shin, Chang-Hoon; Jeong, Su-Hyun; Park, Soo-Nam

Journal of Navigation and Port Research 2010;34(3):221-228.
Published online April 30, 2010.

모바일하버(Mobile Harbor)의 가치와 활용방안에 대한 연구

신창훈, 정수현, 박수남

A study on Value and Application of Mobile Harbor in Terms of Coastal Transportation

Chang-Hoon Shin, Su-Hyun Jeong, Soo-Nam Park

Abstract

As container traffic is increasing, the introduction of mega-vessel has had a significant impact on the ports and terminals business. This movement of container shipping has led to intensely competitive environment among ports, so substantial pressures to develop new container ports or to expand existing ones, have been grown. However, it requires a huge investment, especially cost and time, to overcome environmental, geographical and financial restrictions generated from developing a port. This study addressed the Mobile Harbor, the new concept of marine logistics system as an alternative strategy. We performed an economic analysis on the introduction of the Mobile Harbor in coastal transport sector and also a sensitivity analysis to examine the effects of changing factors related on the economic evaluation. We have examined the value and application of Mobile Harbor as a preliminary study, which may contribute to further studies on the Mobile Harbor.

Key Words: Mobile Harbor;Coastal transport;Economic analysis;Sensitivity analysis