Author (s) | Research Findings | |
1 | Saeed et al. [1] , Grosso and Monteiro [14] , Song and Yeo et al. [15] , Lirn et al. [16] , Cullinane et al. [17] | Cargo handling facilities and ability to handle large volume of cargo |
2 | Tongzon [12] , Grosso and Monteiro [14] , Yeo et al. [9] , Song and Yeo [15] | Seaport service level |
3 | Saeed et al. [1] , Song and Yeo [15] , Tongzon [10] [12] , | Cranes efficiency and number of them |
4 | Grosso and Monteiro [14] , Yeo et al. [9] , Malchow [7] , Song and Yeo [15] | Operation cost (port and cargo/passenger dues, berth charges, victualling, hire of handling equipment, pilotage, towage and passenger and cargo handling costs) |
5 | Tongzon [10] [12] , Grosso and Monteiro [14] | Port productivity |
6 | Tongzon [12] , Tiwari et al. [5] | Number of routes offered at the port |
7 | Tongzon [12] , Saeed et al. [1] , Grosso and Monteiro [14] | Availability and capacity of port facilities |
8 | Tongzon [12] , Grosso and Monteiro [14] , Yeo et al. [9] , Malchow and Kanafani [7] , Tiwari et al. [5] , Lirn et al. [16] | Efficient intermodal links to the port (road, rail, air, feeder etc.) |
9 | Saeed et al. [1] , Tongzon [12] , Chang et al. [17] | Number of berths availability |