CONTENTS: List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors PART ONE: INTRODUCTION - Introduction; D-W.Song & K. Cullinane PART TWO: PORTS IN NORTHERN ASIA Shanghai: a Newly and Rapidly Developing Hub Port; B-L.Song Busan: the Future Logistics Hub of Northeast Asia; D-K.Ryoo & Y-S.Hur Kobe: One of the Most Developed Ports in Japan; H.Inamura, R.Shibsaki &K.Ishiguro - Yokohama: Japan's Next Superport; H.Inamura, R.Shibsaki & K.Ishiguro PART THREE: PORTS IN CENTRAL ASIA Kaoshuing: Pending Direction; T.Chen - Hong Kong: Asia's World Port; P.Wong PART FOUR: PORTS IN SOUTHERN ASIA Singapore: the Premier Hub in Southeast Asia; J.Tongzon - Tanjung Pelepas: the Fitire Regional Hub Port; C.H.Leong PART FIVE: COMPETITION AND CO-OPERATION - Shanghai and Ningbo: In Search of an Identity for the Chanjiang Delta Region; J.Wang & D.Olivier - Hong Kong and Shenzhen: the Nexus in South China; J.Wang & D.Olivier - Singapore & Tamgjung Pelepas: Co-operation or Competition?; J.Tongzon - Busan and Gwangyang: One Country, Two Port System; G-T.Yeo & S-H.Cho - Index