The Port-neighboring Industry Development in Nantong Based on the Port Advantages

As the appliance of the integration process of the Yangtze River Delta and the Shanghai Combined Ports strategy, Nantong, which locates in the Jiangsu riverbank development zone and in the eastern oceanic Jiangsu construction areas, is paid great attention to because of its special location advantage. Thus how to make good use of the outstanding port and coast resources to develop the advantage of the river-ocean cooperation and to stimulate the development of the port-neighboring industry has become a highlight. This article first analysis the current situation and problems of the development of the port-neighboring industry in Nantong. Then in applying the interaction theory of the port and the city to the development facts of Nantong port, a development plan for the port-neighboring industry zone is proposed. The development strategies are that Nantong should focus on the value added activities of the ports, the characteristic industries and the modern logistics, and by optimizing the industry structure pattern to promote the overall development of the regional industry. What’s more, four suggestions are proposed as to the development of the port-city interaction, to prolong the industry chain, to strengthen the relationship between the port-neighboring industries and other industries.