Empirical Analysis of Selection Criteria of Container Ports in the Bay of Bengal

벵갈만 지역의 컨테이너항만 선택 기준에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2018.11.23
  • Accepted : 2018.12.17
  • Published : 2018.12.31

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide a comparative evaluation of container port criteria at four major container ports in the Bay of Bengal, including Colombo Port in Sri Lanka, Chennai Port in India, Chittagong Port in Bangladesh and Yangon Port in Myanmar. Important container port selection criteria are identified and comparisons among container ports are made using previous studies, personal interviews and questionnaires, completed by top shipping companies, freight forwarders, logistics service providers, and experts in Myanmar. The AHP method is used to verify the research model and hypothesis. This study identified five main criteria and eleven sub-criteria when choosing potential regional hub ports among the four ports in the Bay of Bengal. The main findings from the five main criteria suggest that port efficiency is the highest priority criteria, and the second priority is port costs. The criteria of geographical location and available port facilities are the third and fourth most important, respectively, and the last priority is port's hinterland. Regarding the relative competition among these ports, Colombo Port obtained the highest priority among the four influential factors except for port hinterland. This study has certain limitations that will require future research. First, the sample group for the population size is relatively small. Second, interviewees had limited experience answering questionnaires using this methodology and a limited amount of time was available for respondents for the interviews.

본 연구의 목적은 스리랑카의 콜롬보항만, 인도의 첸나이항만, 방글라데시의 치타공항만 그리고 미얀마의 양곤항만을 포함한 벵갈만 지역의 주요 4대 컨테이너항만의 지역 허브항만 선택기준에 대해 실증 분석하는데 있다. 연구 목적을 달성하기 위해 우선 항만선택기준에 관한 선행연구를 실시하였고, 선행 연구를 통해 도출된 항만선택기준을 전문가 자문을 통해 분류하였다. 이를 바탕으로 항만의 이용자인 해운회사. 프레이트 포워더, 물류서비스 제공자 그리고 항만물류전문가를 대상으로 설문지를 배포하였다. 연구방법론으로 AHP가 사용되었다. 주요 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 항만의 효율성이 가장 중요한 항만선택기준으로 평가되었다. 다음으로는 항만 비용, 지리적 위치 그리고 항만시설 순으로 나타났다. 둘째, 항만의 상대적 평가에서는 콜롬보항만이 항만 배후단지를 제외한 네 요인에서 중요한 것으로 분석되었다. 본 논문은 벵갈만 지역의 허브항만 선택 기준에 관한 기초 연구를 실시하였다는 점에서 연구의 의의가 있다. 그럼에도 불구하고 전문가를 대상으로 한 설문 표본이 작다는 점과 벵갈만 지역 항만에 대한 폭넓은 지식을 가진 전문가를 찾아내기가 쉽지 않다는 점이다. 향후, 이런 점을 보완할 수 있는 연구를 수행해야 할 것이다.

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