Abstract
This research determined the main service factors of car ferry companies at Pyeongtaek Port in South Korea based on the expansion of cargo volume or increase of the car ferry course between Pyeongtaek and China and corresponding strategies to reinforce service competitiveness. To asses the importance of the competitiveness factors of shipping companies between Pyeongtaek-Dangjin Port and China, the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process was used. The results were as follows: First, car ferry companies, to maintain properness of the shipping cost and for the customers consider it to be proper, need to reduce the shipping cost. through employing economies of scale. This can be done through strategic alliance among shipping companies by operating many sea routes for one shipping company. Second, the speed of shipping between Pyeongtaek-Dangjin Port and China should be ascertained. If customs entry becomes quicker by expanding the labor force for customs inspection and introducing inspection equipment like x-ray, competitiveness of car ferry companies between PyeongtaekDangjin Port and China will be reinforced.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
