Port Operations Mechanism and Container Ship Trade Effectiveness in Tincan Island Port

The study analyzed the impact of Port Operations Mechanism on container Vessel trade effectiveness in TinCan Island Sea Port. The study put forward three hypotheses based on the research questions and objectives. The study explored a time series data of TinCan Island Port from 2007 to 2023 covering the periods of Port concession on the key variables;, CONTAINERthrop, and VESSELGRT to determine the impact of Port operations mechanisms on container vessel trade effectiveness of the Tincan Island Port. The study employed logarithm base ten to transform data series and multiple regression analysis to evaluate the impact of the independent variables on the dependent variables as well as to determine the significant. The study found that there are positive correlations between the independent and dependent variables of the study. The study found that the TinCan Island Port has a constant trade of 2.416TEU of container traffic, a constant trade of 5.586tons of container throughput and a constant trade of 12.001tons of Vessel GRT with no improvements on the TinCan Island port. The study infers that among the Predictors variables only ACHR shows significant impact on Container traffic trade and container throughput trade. The study recommended improvement on ACHR which shows significant impact on container trade effectiveness in TinCan Island Port through implementing digitalization by leveraging technology to streamline operations and enhance communication between stakeholders, quick documentations and provision of necessary equipment needed for vessel operations and cargo handling and optimization of berth allocation to minimize waiting times and maximize berth productivity.