New Concept of the Fourth Generation Port in China' s Port Improvement

The third generation ports and related theories are established in economical advanced area, and the top ports in world are beginning to perfect themselves to meet the requirement of the fourth generation port. How to define and develop the fourth generation port is a popularity topic in academic field and utility field both. This article is focused on the process and trend in the development of the fourth generation, and through analysis China' s unique condition, try to the way to improve the port' s performance in china.