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http://dx.doi.org/10.38121/kpea.2020.03.36.1.41

A Study on the Efficiency of Container Ports in the Bay of Bengal Area  

Htet Htet, Kyaw Nyunt (순천대학교 물류학과)
Kim, Hyun Deok (순천대학교 물류학과)
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Journal of Korea Port Economic Association / v.36, no.1, 2020 , pp. 41-58 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to investigate the technical efficiency of major container ports in the Bay of Bengal area and to study how certain factors influence the efficiency of container ports and terminals. The research is conducted on the four main container ports in the Bay of Bengal area, namely, Colombo Port in Sri Lanka, Chennai Port in India, Chittagong Port in Bangladesh, and Yangon Port in Myanmar. There are three input variables (quay length, storage area, and the number of cranes) and two output variables (throughput twenty-foot equivalent units and vessel calls) chosen for the process in this study. This paper evaluates the efficiency score of the defined variables and suggests implications for further improvement of the core competitiveness of the four selected ports. The findings indicate that Colombo Port is the most efficient on a technical scale, followed by Chennai Port, Yangon Port, and Chittagong Port. However, the slack and radial movement calculation results show that the inputs and outputs of the four ports need to be adjusted to be efficient and to reduce the amount of resources that are wasted. The results validate the adaptability of the improved data envelopment analysis algorithm in port efficiency analysis. The research findings provide an overview of the efficiencies of the selected container ports and can potentially affect the port management decisions made by policymakers, terminal operators, and carriers.
Keywords
Efficiency; Data Envelopment Analysis; Container Ports; Bay of Bengal; Technically;
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