日本政府将投资主要集中在大型港口方面,尤其是国际枢纽及核心港口。日本政府已经定位4个枢纽港和8个核心港,并将全国33％的港口投资用来更新这些港口中的集装箱设施。这些优先开发的港口所获得的开发资金比其他大型港口都要来的高,一般为4～6倍。日本政府于1997年提出全国枢纽核心港网络思路,并于1999年最终得到确认。目前日本政府正在对该网络进行实质性研究,目的是提高这些集装箱港口的竞争能力。 The Japanese government mainly focuses its investments on large ports, especially the international hubs and core ports. The Japanese government has positioned four hub ports and eight core ports and invested 33% of the nation’s port investment in upgrading container facilities in these ports. The development funds received by these priority ports are four to six times higher than those of other large ports. The Japanese government put forward the idea of ​​a network of national hubs and ports in 1997 and finally confirmed it in 1999. At present, the Japanese government is conducting substantive research on this network with the aim of enhancing the competitiveness of these container ports.