Research on the Coordinated Development of Ports around Pearl River-West River Economic Belt

Nowadays the fierce competition of port groups has become one of Guangdong and Guangxi's development hurdles, alongside the rapid construction of the Pearl River-West River Economic Belt. As a result, it becomes even more necessary and important to investigate coordinated port development in the region. This article investigates the 2008-2019 relevant statistics of the Shenzhen Port, Guangzhou Port, Shantou Port, Zhanjiang Port, and Fangcheng Port around the Pearl River-West River Economic Belt. The study discovered that: first and foremost, the port group's Matthew effect is more visible, and the law of the strong and the strong can be implemented in the coordinated development and construction of the port group. Second, the coordinated growth of port clusters is hampered by inconsistencies in policy, infrastructure, and the level of openness of the regional economy. Finally, while the development of a single port in the Pearl River Group is well-organized, the development of the entire port group is not. The cause could be that port products are becoming increasingly homogeneous as a result of blindly following the trend. Relatively speaking, the building of West River Port is supported by the government. However, due to its limited strength, the order of a single port is not large. As a result, the Pearl River Port, which is very competitive, should take the lead and pursue distinctive development.