“…Many previous works about port selection and competitiveness have employed a number of common factors directly related to port physical conditions and operational activities such as port location, infrastructure, superstructure, productivity, service quality, cost, marketing and hinterland accessibility (Willingale, 1982;Brudg and Daley, 1986;Tongzon, 2001, Mason, 2003Yeo et al, 2006;and Chang et al, 2008).…”