Re-arrangement Of The Location And Functions Of The Harbors In Liaoning Province

All the major sea harbor resource in northeast China is concentrated in Liaoning Province. This article is dedicated to the analysis on the general status and development trend of the sea harbors and surrounding harbors in Liaoning Province. Considering the historical opportunity of the Rejuvenation of the Northeast Old Industrial Base policy of the central government, the necessity and urgency of the re-arrangement of the location and functions of the sea harbors in Liaoning Province is elaborated in this article. On the basis of the introduction of domestic and foreign harbor resource re-arrangement examples, the differential harmonious development model of the location and function of the sea harbors in Liaoning Province is proposed, and detailed advices and suggestions are made for the re-arrangement model. The key point is to break the administrative, regional and ownership monopoly and restriction on resource, with market economy methods and necessary administrative measurements; to encourage and support the concentration of production factors on the key sea harbor and advantageous harbor enterprises; and to change the situation of similar structure, single function, and loosely connected location of the harbors in the Province. In the principles of scientific distribution, proper division of work, unique characteristics, promotion of level, and proper use of resource, the development and management of harbors, coastline, especially deep water coastline, should be promoted. The advantages of the harbors group in Liaoning should be concentrated, to form a harbors pattern centralized by Dalian, winged by Yingkou, Jinzhou and Dandong, and supplemented by Huludao, Panjin and other harbors in the Province, so that the central competence of Liaoning coastal harbors group can be promoted, to contribute to the rejuvenation of Northeast old industrial base.