Competitive pressures and successive new port development programs in Korea have forced management of newly developed ports to evaluate port choice criteria. While much has been written on the port selection factors for existing ports, little has been...
Competitive pressures and successive new port development programs in Korea have forced management of newly developed ports to evaluate port choice criteria. While much has been written on the port selection factors for existing ports, little has been done to quantify and measure the selection factors of newly developed ports. Building on past research, a model to measure port choice criteria was conceptualized, tested on a large sample, refined through confirmatory factor analyses, and tested using regression analysis, correlation, and t-test method. The resulting tests enhances the ability of managers of ports and researchers to more precisely understand shippers' attitudes of port selection criteria for newly developed ports.