Abstract:
The objectives of this research were to; 1) study problems, obstacles, and factors affecting the development of domestic cargo ports, and 2) study guidelines for developing domestic cargo ports. Which is a port that supports the transportation of goods by coastal ships and transport ships in the Laemchabang Port area, Phase 3, using the analysis of internal factors and external factors (SWOT Analysis), using questionnaires open-ended type with 3 executives and operators involved in port operations and 15 with a 5-level rating scale type.
The results of the research found that The rating level of service users on all 4 factors is the factor of wharf services. Factors in the operation of cargo lifting tools Product operations factors and financial and other factors are at a high level of 4.10, 4.00, 4.03, and 3.71, respectively. Strengths and opportunities include having infrastructure and back-port areas that can be linked with multimodal transport to transport goods to Various destinations within the country. Weak points and obstacles include rules, regulations and rules of the Port Authority of Thailand that are not conducive to a competitive business environment. Makes it impossible to create business alliances Including the current burden rates that have not yet been changed to the burden rate structure that the Cabinet announced in 1991, and the information technology system cannot connect to private operators. As a result, data cannot be used to effectively manage various problems.