China Water Transport Reports the Views of Wang Fan - Dean of Our School
On March 22, the general terminal of Maoming Bohe New Port District invested and constructed by Guangzhou Port Co., Ltd. and Maoming Port Group Co., Ltd. officially opened. Professor Wang Fan - dean of our school, undertook the key project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China "New Theories and New Method of Port Operation and Management", and conducted in-depth research in the field of port operation and management. A few days ago, China Water Transport interviewed dean Wang Fan on the issue of ports in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and published a report titled "The Tide of Competition And Cooperation in The Ports of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area", quoting the views of dean Wang Fan.
As the major hub ports in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area are more interchangeable geographically, competition and cooperation will be an eternal theme, said dean Wang Fan. If the ports of the Greater Bay Area, mainly Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shenzhen, can explore the differentiation and complementarily of route positioning and service products within the framework of the Plan Outline, and further enhance the integration between each other for coordinated development, that will be the win-win optimal choice for the port group of the Greater Bay Area, and the ultimate benefit will be the overall economic and social development and people's livelihood of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Dean Wang Fan believes that many international research and management practices have found that a hub port with high core competitiveness can not only greatly promote the development of related economic formats in the port area, but also play a very positive role in promoting the overall social economic development of the city and surrounding areas. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has different economic, legal and financial systems, as well as different customs, trade and immigration systems. On the one hand, it determines that the port pattern of the Greater Bay Area has huge room for optimization, and has the foundation and ability to surpass other Bay Areas. On the other hand, it also brings extremely complex management scenarios and challenges. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area provides the most attractive but difficult research and application scenarios for international port economy and management. The world is looking forward to the Chinese model of bay area port development.
