Assignment 1

Title: Global Port Cities

Assignment:                  Individual

Due Date and Time:   Start of Week 6 (Monday) Marks:                                                25% of course mark

 

Length:  As a guide an assignment of less than 1500 words is unlikely to meet the requirements but no more than 2,000 words (strictly) inclusive of text, table, and figures.

Purpose: The purpose of assignment 1 enables you to develop a better understanding of the role, functions and characteristics of global port cities of international trade.

Requirements: While reading and attempting to review this piece of research work, you could have the opportunity to learn and discuss the role and management of global seaports from an international trade perspective as well as to establish the relationships between the theories that you will learn during lectures with current practices in the industry.

In your assignment, you are required to select one of the global port cities in the world and then undertake an indepth analysis of comparative and competitive advantages. Examples of these port cities of global significance include:

–     Singapore

–     Shanghai

–     Shenzhen

–     Busan

–     Rotterdam

–     Hong Kong

–     Antwerp

–     Hamburg

–     Los Angeles

–     Dubai

–     Tokyo

–     Ningbo-Zhoushan

–     Guangzhou

–     Mumbai

–     Ho Chi Minh City

In this assignment, you are required to demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge regarding global port cities, particularly but not limited to the following topics.

–     Historical evolution,

–     Comparative and competitive advantages,

–     Operational challenges,

–     Business strategies, and

–     Future business prospect.

In general, the report should have a clear executive summary; an introduction; purpose of the report,  methodology  (how  you  went  about  collecting  data  and  information?);  analysis  and results (what did you find?), conclusion (a brief summary) and recommendation.

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