port policy
• related with trade policy in each region
• the following point should be borne in mind;
• a port is a major national interface between a country
and the outside world
• it is a vital element in the national economy
• it is expensive capital investment with a large
proportion of sunk cost
• it involve a long-term commitment
• it should be focal point of national transport system
• it will attract industries, tourists and become an area of
commercial and administrative activities
• land cost increasing and urbanization in the older port