Evaluating the role of dry ports in the port-hinterland settings: Conceptual framework and the case of Vietnam

Analyzing the dry ports’ impacts on different stakeholders is imperative for assessing the feasibility of a dry port project and promoting the collaboration among such parties to optimize the supply chain between inland customers and seaports. This paper aims at developing a conceptual framework to...

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Autores principales: Lam Canh Nguyen, Vinh V. Thai, Duc Minh Nguyen, Mai Dong Tran
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:901cb1ec49d74bc1a984fff4106c55fe2021-12-04T04:33:39ZEvaluating the role of dry ports in the port-hinterland settings: Conceptual framework and the case of Vietnam2092-521210.1016/j.ajsl.2021.09.001https://doaj.org/article/901cb1ec49d74bc1a984fff4106c55fe2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092521221000420https://doaj.org/toc/2092-5212Analyzing the dry ports’ impacts on different stakeholders is imperative for assessing the feasibility of a dry port project and promoting the collaboration among such parties to optimize the supply chain between inland customers and seaports. This paper aims at developing a conceptual framework to evaluate the role of dry ports from multi-criteria and multi-stakeholder approaches. Based on an extensive literature review, a hierarchy of evaluation criteria was developed from the perspectives of three main stakeholder groups, i.e. dry port users, seaport-based players and community. Interviews were then carried out to verify the face validity of the initially proposed framework given the context of Vietnam, followed by a survey assessing the dry port’s contributions. The findings highlight the major role of dry port users in driving the success of a dry port, while also recognizes significant roles of seaport-based players and the community. The study provides insights into how different stakeholder groups might value the contribution of dry ports and demonstrates that dry port characteristics have apparent impacts on their role as perceived by each group. Finally, this research points out the current issues of the Vietnamese dry port system and provides recommendations and managerial implications accordingly.Lam Canh NguyenVinh V. ThaiDuc Minh NguyenMai Dong TranElsevierarticleDry portHinterlandICDVietnamMulti-stakeholderPortShipment of goods. Delivery of goodsHF5761-5780ENAsian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, Vol 37, Iss 4, Pp 307-320 (2021)
institution DOAJ
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language EN
topic Dry port
Hinterland
ICD
Vietnam
Multi-stakeholder
Port
Shipment of goods. Delivery of goods
HF5761-5780
spellingShingle Dry port
Hinterland
ICD
Vietnam
Multi-stakeholder
Port
Shipment of goods. Delivery of goods
HF5761-5780
Lam Canh Nguyen
Vinh V. Thai
Duc Minh Nguyen
Mai Dong Tran
Evaluating the role of dry ports in the port-hinterland settings: Conceptual framework and the case of Vietnam
description Analyzing the dry ports’ impacts on different stakeholders is imperative for assessing the feasibility of a dry port project and promoting the collaboration among such parties to optimize the supply chain between inland customers and seaports. This paper aims at developing a conceptual framework to evaluate the role of dry ports from multi-criteria and multi-stakeholder approaches. Based on an extensive literature review, a hierarchy of evaluation criteria was developed from the perspectives of three main stakeholder groups, i.e. dry port users, seaport-based players and community. Interviews were then carried out to verify the face validity of the initially proposed framework given the context of Vietnam, followed by a survey assessing the dry port’s contributions. The findings highlight the major role of dry port users in driving the success of a dry port, while also recognizes significant roles of seaport-based players and the community. The study provides insights into how different stakeholder groups might value the contribution of dry ports and demonstrates that dry port characteristics have apparent impacts on their role as perceived by each group. Finally, this research points out the current issues of the Vietnamese dry port system and provides recommendations and managerial implications accordingly.
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author Lam Canh Nguyen
Vinh V. Thai
Duc Minh Nguyen
Mai Dong Tran
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Duc Minh Nguyen
Mai Dong Tran
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title Evaluating the role of dry ports in the port-hinterland settings: Conceptual framework and the case of Vietnam
title_short Evaluating the role of dry ports in the port-hinterland settings: Conceptual framework and the case of Vietnam
title_full Evaluating the role of dry ports in the port-hinterland settings: Conceptual framework and the case of Vietnam
title_fullStr Evaluating the role of dry ports in the port-hinterland settings: Conceptual framework and the case of Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating the role of dry ports in the port-hinterland settings: Conceptual framework and the case of Vietnam
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