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Journal of Shipping and Trade

Table 12 Average Appreciation Scores (AvAS) of Hub Ports

From: Transshipment hub port selection criteria by shipping lines: the case of hub ports around the bay of Bengal

Criteria

Singapore

Colombo

Kelang

Tanjung Pelepas

Pr (> F)

Remarks

Deviation Time

2.54

1.54

1.54

1.77

0.032*

Singapore > Colombo, Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas

Vessel Turnaround Time

2.23

1.08

1.38

0.85

0.001**

Singapore > Colombo, Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas /Kelang > Tanjung Pelepas

Waiting Time

2.46

1.31

1.15

1.08

0.006**

Singapore > Colombo, Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas

Time in Feeder Link

1.23

2.15

1.23

0.92

0.045*

Colombo > Singapore, Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas

Availability of Captive Cargo

1.54

1.08

1.31

0.92

0.674

 

Frequency of Ship Visits

2.54

1.39

1.31

1.00

0.004**

Singapore > Colombo, Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas

Number of Services Calling at Port

2.23

1.08

0.92

0.62

0.000***

Singapore > Colombo, Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas

Location Relative to Other Hub Ports

2.62

1.92

1.08

1.23

0.001 **

Singapore > Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas

Hub Port Accessibility

2.69

1.69

1.62

1.54

0.077

 

Connected Feeder Markets

1.69

2.39

1.46

0.92

0.001**

Colombo > Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas

Port Capacity

2.54

1.69

1.39

1.08

0.024*

Singapore > Tanjung Pelepas

Berth Availability

2.31

1.31

0.92

1.00

0.009**

Singapore > Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas

Frequency of Delays

1.85

0.77

0.54

0.62

0.009**

Singapore > Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas

Records of Damages

1.62

1.00

1.08

1.08

0.573

 

Policies and Regulations

2.00

0.85

1.23

0.92

0.082.

 

Port Infrastructure

2.46

1.23

1.46

1.15

0.010*

Singapore > Colombo, Tanjung Pelepas

Port Superstructure

2.39

1.23

1.31

1.00

0.010*

Singapore > Colombo, Tanjung Pelepas

IT and Advanced Technology

2.31

0.85

1.39

1.08

0.011*

Singapore > Colombo, Tanjung Pelepas

Logistics Facilities

2.62

1.31

1.46

1.08

0.009**

Singapore > Colombo, Tanjung Pelepas

Efficiency of Navigational Services

2.15

1.31

1.46

1.08

0.107

 

Efficiency of Husbandry Services

2.39

0.85

1.15

0.62

0.107

 

Professional Employees

2.15

1.15

1.23

1.00

0.047*

Singapore > Tanjung Pelepas

Marketing Efforts

1.77

0.85

1.08

1.08

0.235

 

Port Flexibility

1.69

0.85

0.62

0.69

0.163

 

Financial Clearance Capability

1.92

0.77

1.08

0.77

0.029*

Singapore > Colombo, Tanjung Pelepas

Availability of Dedicated/Own Terminal

1.15

1.08

0.85

1.08

0.938

 

Personal Contacts

1.62

1.00

0.77

0.69

0.064.

 

Special Preferences of Shipping Lines

1.08

0.85

0.77

0.77

0.88

 

Availability of Feeder Services

2.62

1.92

1.31

1.15

0.002**

Singapore > Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas

Opinions/Preferences of Shippers and Forwarders

2.08

1.23

0.77

0.77

0.008**

Singapore > Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas

Position of Hub Port with Shipping Line’s Services

1.54

0.77

1.00

0.77

0.29

 
  1. Note: ***, **, *, and represent significance at the 0.1%, 1%, 5%, and 10% levels, respectively. Singapore > Kelang means the mean score of Singapore is significantly higher than that of Kelang
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