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A Study on the Determinants Affecting Global Tramper Companies' Bunkering Port Selection Using AHP Method

AHP를 활용한 부정기선사의 벙커링 항만 선정요인에 대한 연구

  • 안지영 (중앙대학교 글로벌물류학과) ;
  • 류희찬 (중앙대학교 무역물류학과) ;
  • 이충배 (중앙대학교 국제물류학과)
  • Received : 2022.05.31
  • Accepted : 2022.06.30
  • Published : 2022.09.30
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Abstract

Bunkering refers to the supply of bunker fuel necessary for the ship operation, as well as minimizing the price and supply cost of fuel itself, and includes supplying good quality fuel oil in a timely manner and at the optimal port. Bunkering is an important criterion in terms of cost for shipping companies because bunkering involves a significant cost to the purchaser of bunkering from the time of initial purchase. This study aims to prioritize selection criteria for tramper companies to call port for bunkering. For this study, the variables were selected by analyzing the common criteria such as price, location, bunker quality and service and infrastructure etc. employed in previous studies. The AHP method was employed to prioritize the criteria in order. As a result of the analysis, the high level factors appeared in the order of price, location, bunkering quality and port service and infrastructure factors. The importance of price criterion and location criterion was found to be high. In the low level criterion of price, the bunker price per MT was ranked first in importance. In terms of location criteria, the location on the main trade route was high. In the low criteria of bunker quality and port service, the bunkering available types and bunker quality were found to be important factors, and in the low level criteria of infrastructure, anchorage and availability of bunkering during loading and discharging and port security factors were found to be important criteria. This study provides the guidelines for research designed to compare the bunkering port selection factors and to derive their importance suggesting the ways to enhance competitiveness as a bunkering port.

벙커링은 선박 운항에 필요한 연료유의 공급과 더불어 이에 수반되는 연료 자체의 가격 및 공급에 따른 비용을 최소화하고 좋은 품질의 연료유를 적기에 그리고 최적 항구에서 보급한다. 이러한 벙커링은 최초 구매시점부터 벙커링 구매자체에 상당한 비용이 수반되어 선사에서 벙커링이 운항 비용 측면에서도 중요하다. 본 연구는 부정기선사의 벙커링 항만 선정요인을 규명하여 우선순위를 도출하는 데 목적이 있다. 선행연구를 토대로 벙커링 항만을 선정하는 공통 요인을 분석하여 변수를 선정하였으며 상위 요인으로 가격 요인, 지리적 요인, 제품 품질과 항만 서비스 요인, 인프라 요인을 도출하였고 AHP기법을 활용하여 중요도를 산출하였다. 분석결과 상위요인은 비용 요인, 지리적 요인, 제품 품질 및 항만서비스, 인프라 요인 순으로 나타났으며 비용 요인과 지리적 요인의 중요도는 높은 수준으로 나타났다. 비용 요인의 하위 요인에서는 톤당 벙커 가격이 가장 높은 중요도를 나타냈고 지리적 요인에서는 주요 무역 항로상에 위치로 나타났다. 제품 품질과 항만 서비스의 하위 요인에서는 벙커링 가능 유종과 품질이 중요한 요인으로 분석되었으며 인프라 하위 요인에서는 묘박지, 적양하 작업 시 벙커링 가능여부, 항만 보안 요인이 중요한 요인으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 벙커링 항만 선정요인을 비교하며 중요도를 도출하여 연구기준의 틀을 제시함으로써 벙커링 항만의 경쟁력 제고에 대한 시사점을 제시하였다.

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본 논문은 해양수산부 제4차 해운항만물류 전문인력양성사업의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임.

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