Journal of Shanghai University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2016, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (6): 804-812.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-2861.2016.04.017

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Analysis of shipping network of Southeast-Asian route along maritime Silk Road based on complex networks

CHEN Fuying, HU Zhihua   

  1. Logistics Research Center, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, China
  • Received:2016-05-09 Online:2016-12-30 Published:2016-12-30

Abstract:

To promote the strategical construction of the maritime Silk Road, a data platform of maritime Silk Road for the Southeast-Asian shipping network was built. Based on the theory of complex networks, the features of the port network of Southeast-Asian route from the degree and its centrality, closeness centrality and node betweenness were analyzed. The results showed that the shipping network of the Southeast-Asian route had a small average distance and high average clustering coefficient with a near exponential density distribution, showing a small-world effect and scale-free property. Along its ports, Port Singapore, Port Klang and Port Tanjung Pelepas all had larger degrees and centralities. These ports could be referred when China constructs core ports along the “One Belt and One Road”.

Key words:  complex networks,  shipping logistics,  shipping network ,  Southeast-Asian , maritime Silk Road