| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第9-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter l Introduction | 第15-21页 |
| 1.1 Importance of the Topic | 第17-18页 |
| 1.2 Problem Statement | 第18页 |
| 1.3 Hypothesis of research | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Research Objectives | 第19页 |
| 1.5 Research Statement | 第19-20页 |
| 1.6 Dissertation Outline | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Reseach Background | 第21-44页 |
| 2.1 Ports and ports sites | 第22-28页 |
| 2.2 Regionalisation and transhipment hub | 第28-31页 |
| 2.3 Port community system | 第31-34页 |
| 2.4 Public and Private Roles in Port Management | 第34-36页 |
| 2.5 Configuration and function of container terminals | 第36-42页 |
| 2.6 Trend of market structure of Container terminals | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter 3 literature review and research methodology | 第44-52页 |
| 3.1 Literalure review | 第44-50页 |
| 3.1.1 Efficiency analysis of seaport | 第44-46页 |
| 3.1.2 Performance indicalors | 第46-48页 |
| 3.1.3 Contents,Scope and Limitation of the Research | 第48-50页 |
| 3.2 Research methodology | 第50-52页 |
| 3.2.1 Data collection | 第50页 |
| 3.2.2 Field work | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter 4 Performance indicators of Port of Cotonou | 第52-66页 |
| 4.1 General presentation of Port of Cotonou | 第52-53页 |
| 4.1.1 Main actors of Port of Cotonou | 第52页 |
| 4.1.2 Port Infrastructure and Operations | 第52-53页 |
| 4.2 Stevedoring companies at Port of Cotonou | 第53-57页 |
| 4.2.1 SOBEMAP | 第54-56页 |
| 4.2.2 SMTC(societe de Manutention de terminal a Conteneurs) | 第56页 |
| 4.2.3 COMAN SA | 第56-57页 |
| 4.3 The turnover of the Port of Cotonou | 第57页 |
| 4.4 Specialisation Index(SI)of Port of Cotonou | 第57-59页 |
| 4.5 Freights flow and vessels flow at Port Cotonou | 第59-66页 |
| 4.5.1 Vessel flows at Port of Cotonou | 第59-61页 |
| 4.5.2 Freight flows | 第61-66页 |
| Chapter 5 Impact of container terminal activities | 第66-73页 |
| 5.1 Economic impacts of container ship and their traffic at port of Cotonou | 第66-69页 |
| 5.1.1 Evaluation of container ships fees at Port of Cotonou | 第66-68页 |
| 5.1.2 Evaluation of freight fees at Port of Cotonou | 第68-69页 |
| 5.1.3 Evaluation of Port area fees at Port of Cotonou | 第69页 |
| 5.1.4 Evaluation of other fees at Port of Cotonou | 第69页 |
| 5.2 Waiting time and occupancy rate of berths at port of Cotonou | 第69-71页 |
| 5.3 The traffic forecast at port of Cotonou | 第71-72页 |
| 5.4 Validation of the research assumptions | 第72-73页 |
| Chapter 6 Recommendations and Conclusion | 第73-78页 |
| 6.1 Research findings | 第73-74页 |
| 6.2 Managerial implications:the regional context | 第74-76页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the research | 第76-77页 |
| 6.4 Future research on port performance | 第77-78页 |
| Reference | 第78-79页 |
