Institute of Transportation, MOTC

       In recent years, due to changes in the maritime market, container operators have developed consolidation and maritime alliance reorganization activities. In order to understand the current competitive relationship between Kaohsiung Port and Xiamen Port after the reorganization of this maritime alliance, the present study reviews the important factors affecting port competitiveness and evaluation methods, lists 12 evaluation criteria for 3 facets, and uses the Analytic Hierarchy Process and Grey Relational Analysis to evaluate the current competitiveness of Kaohsiung Port and Xiamen Port . The study finds that the "Container Operator Operation Strategy" is the most important aspect for shipping experts after the reorganization of the Maritime Union in 2017; Kaohsiung Port is still slightly better than Xiamen Port at this stage, but it must continue to observe the operation strategy of the container operator; Xiamen port has a competitive advantage in the "Hinterland Supply Factor" and is superior to Kaohsiung Port in the "Port Development Plan" and "Port Authority Incentives ".