Abstract
Nowadays, transporting cargoes via container are key indicator for every shipment. The movement of container involves multi modes to reach destination. The efficient transport networking systems are determinant attribute towards container terminal in providing excellent services to their client. The paper focuses on the metamorphosis of the terminal efficiency and container movements at 6 major container terminals in Peninsular Malaysia. The aim is to measure efficiency of container terminals that contributes significant economic development for a nation. Non parametric approach under frontier method is used to analyse panel data from 2003 to 2010 in relation with container terminal equipments and throughput. The result shows no significant relationship between container terminal size and efficiency. Thus, efficiency is determined from allocation of resources efficiently by terminal operators and not by size of terminals.DOI: 10.12660/joscmv6n2p1-19URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.12660/joscmv6n2p1-19
Highlights
Since the invention of container by Malcom Mclean late 1950s, and the first international shipment in 1966, the shipments of goods have changed drastically (Levinson, 2006)
The definition of efficiency is referred from the “Extended Pareto-Koopmans” and “Relative Efficiency” The CCR is able to calculate the relative technical efficiency of similar Decision Making Units (DMU) through the analysis, with the constant returns to scale basis
There are differences analysis between data envelopment analysis (DEA)-CCR and DEA-BCC, where DEA-BCC is only focus on technical efficiency
Summary
Since the invention of container by Malcom Mclean late 1950s, and the first international shipment in 1966, the shipments of goods have changed drastically (Levinson, 2006). Multimodal transport refers to a transport system usually operated by one carrier with more than one mode of transport under the control or ownership of one operator It involves the use of more than one means of transport i.e., truck, railcar, aeroplane or ship in succession to each other e.g. a container line which operates both a ship and a rail system of double stack trains (UNCTAD, 1993; 2001). The objective of these concepts is to transport goods from point of origin to point of final destination in the most cost and time effective.
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