Assessment of Ports Competiveness in West and Central African Sub-Regions Using Priest Analytic Hierarchy Process: The Defies &Incompetence of the Port of Douala (Cameroon)  

作　　者：Veronique Nguele Balla F. C. Anguibi China R. A. N. Fouda C. D. Bissemb Veronique Nguele Balla;F. C. Anguibi China;R. A. N. Fouda;C. D. Bissemb(Scientific Research Academy, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China;School of Economics and Management, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China;Researcher of Logistics Management for Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China;College of Transports & Communication, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China)

机构地区：[1]Scientific Research Academy, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China [2]School of Economics and Management, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China [3]Researcher of Logistics Management for Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China [4]College of Transports & Communication, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China

出　　处：《Open Journal of Applied Sciences》2016年第2期112-122,共11页应用科学（英文）

摘　　要：Ports play a fundamental role in a sustainable integration of Africa in International trade. Both importers and exporters, shipping companies and government, however face high cost for sea transport and substantial inefficiency in port operations. This has resulted in congestion, higher dwell time, higher costs which affect the competitive ability in sub regional and global economy. This study investigates the main factors explaining poor container handling operations and limited competitive ability in Cameroonian Ports and aggregating this to the competitive position of Cameroonian ports in the West and Central African sub-regions (WCA). Using Analytic Hierarchy Process (A.H.P), the paper seeks to provide a basic understanding of container transportation and port’s terminal operations problems (constraints & ineffectiveness) in Cameroon.Ports play a fundamental role in a sustainable integration of Africa in International trade. Both importers and exporters, shipping companies and government, however face high cost for sea transport and substantial inefficiency in port operations. This has resulted in congestion, higher dwell time, higher costs which affect the competitive ability in sub regional and global economy. This study investigates the main factors explaining poor container handling operations and limited competitive ability in Cameroonian Ports and aggregating this to the competitive position of Cameroonian ports in the West and Central African sub-regions (WCA). Using Analytic Hierarchy Process (A.H.P), the paper seeks to provide a basic understanding of container transportation and port’s terminal operations problems (constraints & ineffectiveness) in Cameroon.

关 键 词：Port Competitiveness WCA Douala Port Hard & Soft Infrastructure Defies & Incompetence AHP Eigenvector & Fuzzy Preference Programming 

分 类 号：F55[经济管理—产业经济]