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The World 's Best Quality Shipping Port

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More than 2,000 years ago, the Western Han Dynasty in ancient China was prosperous and people wanted to expand to the west side of the county. The king sent one of his diplomat along with about 130 people to explore the west side of the country. They went as far as the middle east and the road later on was named Silk Road, which represents that during that time, Chinese would carry their silk and trade with other countries. This road was not only famous for its history but also famous for its culture. It was the very first road that connected ancient China with other countries and it was the first time cultures were introduced to one another. (Silk Road, 2017)
Through time, Europeans started to use steam boats and ocean power has become …show more content…

Up till now, it is ranked No.1 busiest port in 6 consecutive years. (World Shipping Council, n.d) Also, the World Shipping Council ranked Top 50 World Container Ports, and within the top 10 ports, 7 of them are ports located in China as we can see from figure 1.2. In only 30 years, China’s economy is vastly growing and it hit the world’s second largest economy. China now is a market that every company wants to enter and it is amazing to see the changes. Much of the country’s wealth comes from trade that it even has a nickname of “the world’s factory”. From t-shirts to oil and coal, China’s vast natural resources and government support in economy turned impossible into possible. Cheap labor cost as one of the factors that draw attention to international companies. In recent years, technology has become one of the biggest impact to China’s society. (Huijiong & Yan, 2012)

Figure 1.2. Source from World Shipping Council.
With all the advanced developments and fast growing economy, China has realized the importance of ports and now with the government’s support, it is building a hub port-city. Generally, a hub port is an international shipping port that has the ability to distribute goods after they are arrived in port either through ocean, river or trains. For example, Shanghai is one of the major cities in China that has the biggest financial, trade and industrial center. However, it wasn 't until 1990 that Pudong New Area was granted by the government as Special

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