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

Lwin, Theingi (Dept. of Logistics, Sunchon National University)
Kim, Hyundeok (Dept. of Logistics, Sunchon National University)
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Journal of Korea Port Economic Association / v.34, no.4, 2018 , pp. 69-84 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Port Selection Criteria; Analytical Hierarchy Process(AHP); Bay of Bengal;
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