An integrated multiple criteria preference ranking approach to the Canadian west coast port congestion conflict |
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| Authors: | Ginger Y. Ke Kevin W. Li Keith W. Hipel |
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| Affiliation: | 1. College of Transport and Communications, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China;2. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China;3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA;4. Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of Ministry of Education & School of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China;1. Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University, Cabinet Office of Japan, Japan;2. Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University, Japan;3. Project Planning Dep., Hakata Port Terminal Co., Ltd., Japan;4. Nagoya United Terminal System Development Group, Nagoya Harbor Transportation Association, Japan;5. Science & Engineering Systems Division, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation, Japan |
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| Abstract: | An integrative conflict analysis approach, incorporating an Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) based preference ranking method into the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution (GMCR), is employed to investigate the Canadian west coast port congestion dispute. The Canadian west coast has historically been an important gateway connecting North America to Asia thanks to its specific geographical and strategic location. Despite successful operations and maintenance of the port facilities to handle international trade during the past few decades, the west coast is now facing increasing congestion problems, resulting in significant delays in transporting goods from the west coast to other parts of Canada and the USA. The strategic analyses carried out in this research suggest potential resolutions in which Canada would expand port facilities at various locations, encouraging traders to continue choosing the Canadian west coast as one of their trade gateways to North America. |
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