Abstract
Against the background of expanding economic exchanges between Japan and foreign countries and the growing use of containers in marine transportation, the container cargo volume handled in Japanese ports is rapidly increasing. Furthermore, the trade value of container cargo accounts for over 40% of the total of seaborne trade in Japan, thus making container cargo trading one of the most important modes of shipping, closely connected to people's lives. Under these circumstances, and with the goal of continuously contributing to the stable development of the nation and further improvement of living standards, this paper summarizes and evaluates the historical transition of traditional management and administration systems for foreign trade container terminals, while at the same time discussing, from a practical point of view, management and administration systems for such terminals which are desirable for the future.
