当今世界港口正在向第三代升格。第一代港口的特征是海运货物的装卸、仓储中心;第二代港口增加了工商业活动,成为具有使货物增值效应的服务中心;第三代港口得益于港航信息技术的发展,国际物流中心成为它的基本特征。天津港作为中国北方重要的枢纽港,应该紧紧抓住港口转型的机遇 The world’s ports are being upgraded to the third generation. The characteristics of the first generation of ports are the loading and unloading and warehousing of seaborne cargoes. The second generation of seaports have increased their industrial and commercial activities and become the service centers with the added value of goods. The third generation of seaports, benefiting from the development of information technology of port and shipping, The center becomes its basic feature. Tianjin Port, as an important hub port in northern China, should seize the opportunity of port restructuring