Decision making approach of direct feeder service via Port Klang in Malaysia

Muhamad Nasir Rahmatdin, . and Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul Rahman, . and Mohammad Khairuddin Othman, . Decision making approach of direct feeder service via Port Klang in Malaysia. pp. 15-32. ISSN 1823-8556

The feeder service plays an important role in the Malaysian shipping service industry to link between the main line service and ports. It appears to be an important mode of transport within intra-Asian countries regional and local trades which allows access to certain ports with ship draught restrictions. The feeder service is efficient in terms of flexibility travelling time consumed between ports and fast cargo delivery to consignors. The issue now is how can Malaysian feeder operators truly sustain the future via trade and route assessment perspectives. Efficient route selection and strategic trading partners is the key to boosting the Malaysian feeder economy by considering the five main factors of markets time miscellaneous service and cost. The purpose of this research is to discover a benchmark of current assessments of overall direct feeder service of route parameters which connect Port Klang and five potential ports or trade partners as alternatives. The ports selected are Ho Chi Minh City Laem Chabang Jakarta Yangon and Chittagong due to their consistent previous years of container import and export activities. A combination method known as the AHPFuzzy Link Based and Evidential Reasoning method is applied in this research. The results show that the Port Klang “ Laem Chabang route is the most preferred sailing route that can optimize feeder vessel utilization reduce environmental pollution and potentially gain high returns to both feeder operators and ports. This research contributes in terms of providing indicator of routes and a potential port appraisal case study of the feeder service in Malaysia by using a decision making approach.

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Abstract

The feeder service plays an important role in the Malaysian shipping service industry to link between the main line service and ports. It appears to be an important mode of transport within intra-Asian countries regional and local trades which allows access to certain ports with ship draught restrictions. The feeder service is efficient in terms of flexibility travelling time consumed between ports and fast cargo delivery to consignors. The issue now is how can Malaysian feeder operators truly sustain the future via trade and route assessment perspectives. Efficient route selection and strategic trading partners is the key to boosting the Malaysian feeder economy by considering the five main factors of markets time miscellaneous service and cost. The purpose of this research is to discover a benchmark of current assessments of overall direct feeder service of route parameters which connect Port Klang and five potential ports or trade partners as alternatives. The ports selected are Ho Chi Minh City Laem Chabang Jakarta Yangon and Chittagong due to their consistent previous years of container import and export activities. A combination method known as the AHPFuzzy Link Based and Evidential Reasoning method is applied in this research. The results show that the Port Klang “ Laem Chabang route is the most preferred sailing route that can optimize feeder vessel utilization reduce environmental pollution and potentially gain high returns to both feeder operators and ports. This research contributes in terms of providing indicator of routes and a potential port appraisal case study of the feeder service in Malaysia by using a decision making approach.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Transportation
AGROVOC Term:	Services
AGROVOC Term:	Containers
AGROVOC Term:	Sea transport
AGROVOC Term:	Handling
AGROVOC Term:	Data analysis
AGROVOC Term:	Research
AGROVOC Term:	Models
AGROVOC Term:	stakeholders
AGROVOC Term:	Exports
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	28 Apr 2025 06:53
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24160

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