A Study on the Improvement of Port Administration System: Focused on the Port Authority of Korea
Ih-Huhum Baek, Seok-Jun Hwang, Pusan Maritime Highschool · Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education · 2011
Abstract Port Authority in Korea does not have financial independence nor fair recruitment practices, thus the prospects of the establishment of the Port Authority is not adequate. Therefore independent and effective port administration cannot be achieved. To overcome this situation, this paper examines the port administration system in Korea and identifies its problems. This paper then provides an‘modeling of Analytical Hierarchy structure’ for evaluation. An alternative solution is provided by carrying out a public survey, analysing thesignificance of the evaluation factor using the techniques of the Analytical Hierarchy Process. The significance of profitability was identified. The role of central government is significant when assessing the public service function of port administration; and the role of the private company is significant when assessing the independence. In addition, the private company is significant when assessing profitability. The private company is the alternative for port administration in Korea, based on the evaluation of various alternatives. Key words : Port authority, Port administration, Analytical hie rarchy process †Corresponding author : 051-629-3738, [email protected]