Since the previous paper of us (Song & Lee, 2007), Korean ports, like others in the region and world, have experienced a number of challenges, which have driven the ports to make either a slight adjustment or a substantial re-organisation in terms of their governance structure. This paper aims to examine such drivers and subsequent changes taken place in Korea since 2007. This line of analysis …
The ports of Mediterranean basin have experienced significant growth in container traffic over the last decade. In the western Mediterranean two distinct types of port have emerged: the established ports of the northern part of the basin which serve a gateway function and a set of new ports in the south which act as transhipment hubs. In this paper we explore the dynamics of change and reveal h…