Management Suggestions for Improving Container Transportation and Decreasing Empty Containers Problems at Khorramshahr port

Today with development of using containers for movements of cargoes, container terminals known as competition advantage of every port. This research aims to suggests proper management solutions for container transportation at Khorramshahr port. Therefore, this research done at 2 phases. At first stage, after recognizing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of Khorramshahr container terminal by aid of brain stormy method, with regarding to population of experts at khorramshahr port, customs and shipping agencyies (50 personnes), used kukran formula and distributed 33 questionnaire between them as sample for calculating the weights of internal and external factors. Position of khorramshhr container terminal based on internal and external evaluation scores identified as Survival which is equal with W-O strategies in SWOT Matrix. Have been suggested strategies for penetration into potential markets and optimum organizing of container terminal based on SWOT analysis. At secon stage, the management procedures for empty containers surveyed by aid of 10 interviewees. Interviewees start from manager of Khorramshahr agency of container shipping company Hoopad Darya which is one clusters of IRISL. Every person introduced other person for collecting information. After glut of ideas, by considering authors knowledge at this scope, authors suggested management solutions for improving empty container management, costs and problems at Khorramshahr port.

کلیدواژه ها:

Container transportation ، SWOT ، Empty container ، Trade imbalances ، Khorramshahr port