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Relationship between Seaport Capacity and Container Seaport System in
Malaysia
Nurul Ain Binti Abd Hamid
Dr. Jagan Jeevan
Bachelor of Management (Maritime)
School of Maritime Business and Management
Malaysia's trade is expected to grow in the future where it will be a dynamic changes
to Malaysian container seaports, where it is resulting in the establishment of new
terminals and adapting emerging technology to enhance the ports ability to
accommodate larger vessels and an increased number of containers. The importance
of this research is to identify the development of the seaport Malaysia with their
throughput and its port capacity and to identify areas requiring improvement to
improve port. The data was analysed by using the Regression Analysis. The result
from these analyses will determine the cause and effect of the relationship of the
variables and also the strategies that are required for these seaports to sustain in the
maritime business. Through this paper, the outcome shows that all Malaysian
container seaport will facing the impact of hinterland infrastructure will be improve
and developed, and implementation of information and communications technology
and electronic commence on their seaport capacity. Furthermore, it showed that the
seaport need to have investment strategies, mutual ventures, integrated system and
technology in order to indicates the credibility of Malaysian container seaports to
seaport operators and their users to prepare for future trend in maritime logistic and
transport.
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