Port Competition in Malaysia
Port Competition in Malaysia
A. Mustakim
C.K.M. Faizul
M. Faris Mawardi
M. Hanafi Mazlan
Syafiq Affandi M.Zulkarnain
M.Zulhusnie
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
ABSTRACT
The journal was written mainly to explain the port competition in Malaysia. There are at least 13 ports in Malaysia with their own capabilities and facilities. Most of the data in this journal were obtained through electronic resources. In this journal, the port were compared by 3 major factors which are port facilities, port service and port information. This includes the particulars of the ports, capacities and size of the port. Based on these criteria, port Klang was chosen as the most competitive among all. In addition to our research, the trade and shipping industries in Malaysia are still growing. Similarly, so are the ports. Consequently, this situation leads to increasing demand and investment on shipping industries. In conclusion, some of factors discussed to evaluate and make comparison between the ports were included in the final chapter of this journal.
INTRODUCTION
Water transport has historically underpinned international trade and contributed to the economic growth for its country. The water transport is facilitated by the ports which provide a linking between water transport and surface transport. For the ports to exist in between these two different types of transport to provide the services, are derived from the demand that depends on the demand for freight at a destination and demand for the travel by passengers. Therefore, it can be said that ports are the chains of services that deliver the outcome from the goods and movement of the people (passengers).
The main function of the ports is to facilitate the large scale movement and delivery of goods. Nowadays, maritime freight transport has grown at a fast rate and many changes happened over decades. Freight volume and container have grown along with the global trade and geographical dispersion of the goods. With
A. Mustakim
C.K.M. Faizul
M. Faris Mawardi
M. Hanafi Mazlan
Syafiq Affandi M.Zulkarnain
M.Zulhusnie
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
ABSTRACT
The journal was written mainly to explain the port competition in Malaysia. There are at least 13 ports in Malaysia with their own capabilities and facilities. Most of the data in this journal were obtained through electronic resources. In this journal, the port were compared by 3 major factors which are port facilities, port service and port information. This includes the particulars of the ports, capacities and size of the port. Based on these criteria, port Klang was chosen as the most competitive among all. In addition to our research, the trade and shipping industries in Malaysia are still growing. Similarly, so are the ports. Consequently, this situation leads to increasing demand and investment on shipping industries. In conclusion, some of factors discussed to evaluate and make comparison between the ports were included in the final chapter of this journal.
INTRODUCTION
Water transport has historically underpinned international trade and contributed to the economic growth for its country. The water transport is facilitated by the ports which provide a linking between water transport and surface transport. For the ports to exist in between these two different types of transport to provide the services, are derived from the demand that depends on the demand for freight at a destination and demand for the travel by passengers. Therefore, it can be said that ports are the chains of services that deliver the outcome from the goods and movement of the people (passengers).
The main function of the ports is to facilitate the large scale movement and delivery of goods. Nowadays, maritime freight transport has grown at a fast rate and many changes happened over decades. Freight volume and container have grown along with the global trade and geographical dispersion of the goods. With