Study On The Development Path Of Logistics Hubs In The New Western Land And Sea Corridor

The New Western Land and Sea Corridor is an important transportation corridor located in the hinterland of western China,connecting the Silk Road Economic Belt to the north and the 21 st Century Maritime Silk Road to the south,as well as developing in synergy with the Yangtze River Economic Belt.The construction and optimisation of its logistics network is crucial to promoting the construction of the New Western Land and Sea Corridor.As a core facility of the logistics system and an important node of the modern trade circulation system,the construction level of logistics hubs has a significant impact on the agglomeration capacity and service level of the regional logistics industry.Therefore,studying the development path of logistics hubs in the new western land and sea corridor,exploring the influencing factors of their development and clarifying their mechanism of action from the perspective of complex networks,will help to give reasonable planning for the construction of logistics hubs and promote the development of western logistics industry.The research in this paper covers three aspects:(1)The logistics industry of 132 prefecture-level cities involved in the New Western Land and Sea Corridor is studied,and the structural characteristics of their logistics networks and the selection of logistics hubs are investigated.Firstly,the entropy weight method is used to calculate the logistics quality of each city,and the radiation intensity between the nodes is measured by the radiation model,and the real road network data is used to cut to obtain the logistics network of the Western Land and Sea New Corridor;secondly,the individual characteristics of each node city of the logistics network,such as weighted degree centrality,proximity centrality and intermediary centrality,are analysed using the complex network method;finally,the logistics quality and network centrality of the node cities are considered comprehensively.Finally,four logistics hubs,including Chengdu,Chongqing,Xi’an and Kunming,were selected by taking into account the logistics quality and network centrality of the node cities.(2)The main factors affecting the development of logistics hubs are studied.In order to clarify the reasons for this,the thesis constructs a panel data regression model and conducts an in-depth study by selecting appropriate explanatory and explanatory variables.The main factors influencing the function of nodal hubs are identified,and the mechanism by which these factors influence the development of logistics hubs is further investigated.(3)Study the paths to enhance the functions of logistics hubs.Taking Lanzhou City as an example,the current development situation of Lanzhou City is analysed,and the gaps between Lanzhou City and the selected logistics hubs in the logistics network of the New Western Land and Sea Corridor in terms of regional gross domestic product,number of logistics-related employees and freight volume are identified,and countermeasures and suggestions for Lanzhou City to bring into play the functions of a logistics hub are proposed in terms of increasing infrastructure construction,optimising industrial structure and improving the quality of logistics personnel training.