Investigation of global competitiveness of sea container transport in Turkey

With globalization the world has increased along with the increasing market need for day to day needs for transportation modes. Especially in terms of the strategic position of our country, maritime transport is extremely important. Especially in terms of the strategic position of our country, sea transportation is extremely important. The rise in container transport and container port industries has brought about improvements in the maritime sector. With the increase in competition, the performance analysis of container ports or terminals is of great importance for the future of the sector. In the study, the maritime container transport in Turkey aimed to investigate in terms of global competitiveness. For this purpose, the current situation analysis (SWOT) of the sea container transportation has been made and suggestions have been made on what can be done. As a result of the study, the position of our country in sea container transportation was determined by SWOT analysis. Subsequently, strategic and political recommendations were made for maritime container transport.