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Choosing a Business Model of Container Terminal Operations

In: Handbook of Ocean Container Transport Logistics

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  • Chin-Shan Lu

    (C.Y. Tung International Centre for Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Pei-Hsuan Chang

    (C.Y. Tung International Centre for Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

Abstract

This chapter empirically identifies the crucial criteria for choosing a business model of container terminal operations from the viewpoint of the Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC)—the former port authority of Kaohsiung, Keelung, Taichung, and Hualien in Taiwan. An analytic hierarchy process approach is employed to assess the relative importance of these criteria and business models. Results indicate that benefit and operational capability are the two most important criteria for selecting business models of container terminal operations. The optimal business model in the short to medium term for TIPC is “wholly-owned, operate-outsourced”, whereas “wholly-owned, operate-owned” is the optimal business model in the long term. Implications of the research findings for port corporations and global terminal operators are discussed.

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  • Chin-Shan Lu & Pei-Hsuan Chang, 2015. "Choosing a Business Model of Container Terminal Operations," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Chung-Yee Lee & Qiang Meng (ed.), Handbook of Ocean Container Transport Logistics, edition 127, chapter 5, pages 137-160, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-3-319-11891-8_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11891-8_5
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