항만운영의 코피티션(Co-opetition)전략과 시사점에 관한 연구

A Study on the Strategy of Co-opetition in Port Operation and suggestion

Recently, maritime and port industries are confronted with enormous changes like globalization and have gone a rationalization process over the last decade. To cope with this changing business environment, a certain form of competition and cooperation among ports is necessary so as to provide services that fit into shipping lines' strategies and establish their countervailing power against shipping alliances. This paper aims to confirm a new concept known as co-opetition, the combination of competition and cooperation and cite cases of co-opetition and cooperation among container ports. And then strategic implications based on analysis are suggested for improvement of Korea port's industry. For successful cooperation relation. first need definite business sphere and purpose, second, require role division of labor between the civil authorities and civic group third, must step on number order of gradual interaction. Fourth, synergy effect creation through repletion of strength and weakness between ports. Finally. central government's role as moderator is important.