Abstract
This study examines the cruise course network structure in the Asian regions and the centrality of ports using social network analysis (SNA). For network analysis of Asian cruise courses, a data network of cruise courses was constructed using data on courses of cruise ships operating in Asian ports collected from the reports of the Cruise Lines International Associations.There are 249 nodes or ports of ship companies that provide cruise courses to Asia between from October 2015 to June 2016, and these nodes connect 545 ports. Density analysis based on ports where cruise ship companies operated cruise ships showed that, from October 2015 to June 2016, the density was 0.009, which was lower than the average of global port network density (2006 to 2011) and railroad network density. In addition, was calculated to be, which means that connection with all ports was possible through 2,180 steps. In the analysis of the Asian cruise course network centrality, Singapore ranked first in both out-degree and in-degree in connection centrality, followed by Hong Kong, Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh, and Keelung. Singapore also ranked first in the result betweenness centrality analysis, followed by Penang, Dubai, and Hong Kong. From October 2015 to June 2016, the port with the highest Eigenvector centrality was Hong Kong, followed by Ho Chi Minh, Singapore, Shanghai, and Danang. In the case of the domestic ports Incheon, Busan, and Jeju, connection centrality, betweenness centrality, and Eigenvector centrality all ranked lower than their competitor Chinese ports.
본 연구는 SNA(Social Network Analysis)를 이용하여 아시아 지역 크루즈 항로의 네트워크 구조와 항만의 중심성 파악을 연구의 목적으로 하였다. 크루즈 항로의 네트워크 분석을 위해 아시아 항만을 운항하는 크루즈 선사 항로의 데이터를 Cruise Lines International Association 보고서를 통해 수집하였으며, 이를 활용하여 크루즈 항로의 네트워크를 구성하였다. 아시아 크루즈항로의 구조분석결과, 노드 수는 249개, 링크 수는 54, 밀도는 0.009, 평균거리는 2.180으로 분석되었다. 네트워크 중심성 분석결과, 연결 중심성의 경우 Out degree와 In degree 모두 Singapore가 1위를 기록했으며, 매개 중심성 분석결과, Singapore가 1위로 분석되었다, 아이겐 벡터 중심성이 가장 높은 항만은 Hong Kong으로 분석되었으며, 그 뒤로 Ho Chi Minh, Singapore, Shanghai, Danang이 분석되었다. 국내항만인 Incheon, Busan, Jeju의 경우 연결 중심성, 매개 중심성, 아이겐벡터 지표 모두 경쟁 항만이라 할 수 있는 동남아지역 항만과 중국항만보다 순위가 낮은 것으로 나타났다.