COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ON OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF CONTAINER TERMINALS IN HAIPHONG PORT FROM 2016 TO 2022

Abstract

Operational efficiency plays an important role in operational activities in port terminals as a whole and container ones in Haiphong port in particular. In the context of rapid Vietnam’s globalization in the variety of aspects, especially economics, operational efficiency of container terminals in Haiphong port is one key factor, which should be evaluated thoroughly to see clear orientation and masterplan in local economic development policies. This paper aims to comparative analysis on relative operational efficiency of 15 container terminals in Haiphong over the period from 2016 to 2022 through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method in CCR and BCC models by R software. The result shows Greenport terminal, Hai An terminal, Tan Vu terminal have the highest operational efficiency in 15 selected container terminals between 2016 and 2022 while the opposite is true for Doan Xa terminal, Tan Cang - HICT terminal. The research is an authors’ contribution to ones in terms of operational efficiency of Vietnam port and could be a reference for government administrators related to Haiphong port to build development policies, masterplan suitable with the local, country in the next period..