Key success factors for interstate roll-on roll-off short sea shipping in the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines East ASEAN growth area / Aminuddin Md Arof

The aim of this study is to determine the key success factors for interstate Ro-Ro Short Sea Shipping (SSS) operations in the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA). Although the literature has addressed a myriad of important factors through earlier research, the identification of the key determinants for the success of SSS operations in this sub-region is imperative because each route or corridor has its own peculiarities. Hence, this study is expected to assist SSS authorities, private investors and financial institutions to focus their limited resources on several key factors that could ensure the success of their SSS undertakings. The initial step in the research design involved the identification of relevant factors that have contributed towards successful SSS operations through a process of literature review. However, the breath of the literature on SSS outside Europe and North America, which may differ in the required variables for a successful SSS operation is still limited. Hence, a Delphi survey has been conducted with sub-regional SSS experts through a purposive sampling method to identify any new determinants and assess their opinions on the relative importance of all the determinants involved

Determinants for a Successful Interstate Ro-Ro Operations in Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand: A Review

In accelerating the integration of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) and realising more equivalent modal splitting, short sea shipping (SSS) has become a progressively important component in IMT-GT transport planning. Over the years, numerous studies have attempted to look into the SSS requirements and to classify the SSS routes which are economically practicable. Interestingly, Ro-Ro services have become one of the interest areas under the SSS operations that have been extensively researched particularly in Europe. Notwithstanding the efforts made to develop successful Ro-Ro operations, there still exists a great potential which has yet to be exploited enough for various reasons. This paper aims to review the key factors which may contribute to successful Ro-Ro SSS operations. Although a myriad of important factors identified by means of empirical studies, a counter argument is that the important determining factors which are required for a particular route or region may not be applicable to another. In Europe and North America, SSS was introduced to divert road freight transportation away from the congested roads as its main purpose, whereas in Southeast Asian countries, SSS has been part of the initiative to ensure the attainment of a well-connected Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) community. However, earlier Ro-Ro operations along some of the routes were not able to sustain and ceased operations after several years. Hence, although important lessons can be learned from the experience of other regions, a more comprehensive study need to be conducted before any Ro-Ro SSS endeavour could be initiated to ensure the important determinants for its success that may be peculiar to a particular region or corridor are identified and addressed

A Delphi Study to Identify Important Factors for Determining the Level of Adherence to ISPS Code Implementation

The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code was adopted in 2004 as a preventive measure to enhance maritime security in ports and on-board ships. The regulation was made compulsory under Chapter XI-2 of the International Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention by International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Since the implementation of the ISPS Code is rather new as compared to other IMO regulations, it is deemed necessary to find out whether employees who work in ports are fully aware and adhere to the requirements of the Code. This research is therefore meant to identify the important determinants to ensure effective implementation of ISPS Code and investigate the level of adherence to ISPS Code implementation amongst Vale Malaysia Minerals (VMM) employees. In this research, the primary data is collected using the Delphi technique. This study concludes that other than those addressed in the literature, two more important factors can be used to determine the implementation of ISPS code and that VMM has been assessed as satisfactorily adhered to the general ISPS Code requirements

Evaluation of delay factors on dry bulk cargo operation in Malaysia: a case study of Kemaman Port

There are various types of delay factors that could affect the efficiency and effectiveness of the dry bulk cargo operation, especially in port. Hence, it raises the concerns of the stakeholders, as some of them can significantly affect their actual transport plans and cost them extra money to handle the cargo. Due to uncertainty of the most significant delay factor in some Malaysia's dry bulk ports, therefore, this study aims to evaluate the most significant delay factors that causing delays in dry bulk cargo operation by using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method. This study found that the factor of ‘Miscellaneous’ is the most significant factor that contributed to the most of delay creations in dry bulk cargo operation in Kemaman port. Meanwhile, sub-criterion of ‘Foul weather and tide prediction’ is selected as the most significant sub-cause of delay creation in similar port. This study contributes the practical technique and valuable findings to the port and its stakeholders, where it may alert the them to measure the factors that affect their operational performance and business. Also, it introduces the usage of practical and systematical analysis technique for assisting the seaport operator or interested parties in analyzing the potential contributors of a condition in the port settings

Decision Making Model for Ro-Ro Short Sea Shipping Operations in Archipelagic Southeast Asia

This study aims to develop a decision-making model for determining the potential of interstate Ro-Ro Short Sea Shipping (SSS) operations in Archipelagic Southeast Asia (ASEA). It is expected to assist SSS authorities, private investors and financial institutions focus their limited resources on several key factors that could ensure the success of their undertakings. This study will begin with identifying the relevant factors that have contributed towards successful SSS operations through a process of literature review. Subsequently, a Delphi survey was conducted with sub-regional experts to identify any new determinants and assess their opinions on the relative importance of all the determinants involved. Finally the weightages of the determinants were ascertained through the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Twenty expert respondents from Brunei Darussalam. Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines were involved in the Delphi survey while 18 expert respondents continue to participate in the AHP survey. This study concludes with the development of a decision-making model that was tested on three interstate Ro-Ro SSS routes within the ASEA sub-region. Keywords: Archipelagic Southeast Asia, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), ASEAN, Delphi, Ro-Ro, Short Sea Shipping (SSS