Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/320054 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] Marine Economics and Management (MAEM) [ISSN:] 2516-158X [Volume:] 4 [Issue:] 1 [Year:] 2021 [Pages:] 59-75
Publisher: 
Emerald, Leeds
Abstract: 
Purpose - The importance of container transportation has increased due to the globalization of the world economy. The purpose of this research is at proposing a framework to enhance the container terminals performance through evaluating efficiency and competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach - The researchers used data envelopment analysis to assess the efficiency and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process to measure competitiveness of container terminals. The proposed framework captures key performance indicators to evaluate the container terminals' performance and identify areas that need improvement. It was applied to the Egyptian container terminals from the period of 2015-2019 as an empirical study. Findings - Findings highlights the highest utilization of resources of Alexandria port while more attention should be given to the level of service provided. On the other hand, El-Sokhna should focus on more utilization of the available resources. The performance evaluation showed that the rest of Egyptian terminal ports should improve both competitiveness and efficiency at different levels based on their performance ranking. Research limitations/implications - The developed framework can be used as an evaluation tool to evaluate the performance of container terminals in other countries, and can be utilized as a performance benchmark tool to compare the performance of container terminals of competing ports. Practical implications - The developed framework can help policymakers to assess efficiency and competitiveness based on both quantitative data and experts' judgement in order to help in formulating government logistics strategy. Originality/value - The research provides a comprehensive framework to measure and evaluate competitiveness and efficiency of container terminals based on both quantitative data and experts' judgement.
Subjects: 
Competitiveness
Container terminal
Data envelopment analysis
Efficiency
Egypt
Fuzzy analytic hierocracy process
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Document Type: 
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