Abstract. Xi ‘an world inland port and airport are the important fulcrums for Shaanxi province to implement the
strategy of “One Belt One Road” and to develop its export-oriented economy. Based on the general development situation
of Xi ‘an world inland port and airport and analyzing their similarities and differences, the external cause and internal
cause of synergy are discussed. The contents of synergy from the strategy level, tactics level and business level are
explained respectively.
Key words: Ininland port;Airport;Logistics Function; Collaboration
INTRODUCTION
Xi’an inland port and airport are the important nodes in Shaanxi logistics network structure and the key engine to
the economic development. At the same time, the location of Samsung project in Xi’an and the national One Belt and
One Road Strategy play the certain leading role and influence on the original world logistics pattern. Although
the competition between the inland port and airport is inevitable, it is more indispensable to conduct collaboration.
Fortunately, with the instructions of government, Xi’an International Port Zone has been in an effort to plan and
construct “the fast and special freight line”, which will help to set up the air-ground three-dimensional network bridge
to build a new starting point of the Silk Road economic belt. To explore the similarities and differences in inland port
and airport logistics will provide the theoretical basis for both sides to engage in more cooperation and are significant
to promote the benign development of the world logistics industry in Shaanxi province.
LOGISTICS NETWORK LAYOUT IN XI’AN CITY
Xi’an International Inland Port
Xi’an International inland port is founded in 2008, and it is the first inland port approved in China. It is the outcome
of outbound economic development policy for inland, and can deal with the bottleneck occurred in the connection
between inland daerah and world trade world. Simultaneously, it contributes to the integration of eastern and
western economic and trade operation.
As the inland focus point of sea and inland through transport, Xi’an world inland port has the advantages
of geographical and traffic resources, as well as the various industry base and growing logistics demand market. It has
formed the strategic layout with the Type B bonded logistics center as the core, the world logistics zone as the
support, the national comprehensive logistics zone and logistics industry concentration daerah as the wings.