Case study on the Competitiveness Comparisons of Karachi Port with the Neighbouring Emerging Ports in Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean.

Raja Awais Liaqaita Liaqaita; Mujtaba Hassan Aghab,*1, Agha; Till Beckerc Backer; Salman Sagheer Warsi d Warsi

doi:10.37435/NBR-20-0014

NUST Business Review (Sep 2020)

Case study on the Competitiveness Comparisons of Karachi Port with the Neighbouring Emerging Ports in Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean.

Raja Awais Liaqaita Liaqaita,
Mujtaba Hassan Aghab,*1, Agha,
Till Beckerc Backer,
Salman Sagheer Warsi d Warsi

Affiliations

Raja Awais Liaqaita Liaqaita: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Capital University of Science & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Mujtaba Hassan Aghab,*1, Agha: b NUST Business School (NBS), National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Till Beckerc Backer: cFaculty of Business StudiesUniversity of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer Emden, Germany
Salman Sagheer Warsi d Warsi: d Department of Mechanical Engineering, Capital University of Science & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37435/NBR-20-0014
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1

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Abstract Purpose: This study evaluates competitiveness of emerging ports located in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf. Traditionally, ports operational efficacy is evaluated only on basis of throughput, a case in point being the Lloyds International Port ranking. However, we do not concur with this approach and adopt a multicriteria methodology.

physical infrastructure; port competitiveness; topsis; karachi port.

Published in NUST Business Review

ISSN: 2707-6598 (Print); 2707-6601 (Online)
Publisher: National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad
Country of publisher: Pakistan
LCC subjects: Social Sciences: Commerce: Business
Website: https://nbr.nust.edu.pk/

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