Market Structure Analysis of the container terminals in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (Case study of Aden Container Terminal & its neighboring competing terminals)

Measuring the competitiveness of container terminals is considered extremely vital in the world of logistics and maritime transport as it would make container terminals a crucial point in the supply chain where containers are loaded, unloaded, and transferred between different modes of transport. It is known that measurement of the competitiveness of such terminals requires careful and thorough in-depth analysis. The current study aims at measuring the competitiveness of the Aden Container Terminal in its capacity as the main terminal handling containers in Yemen. The analytical method is applied in this study as it is a method that is compatible with the study objectives and hypotheses. The following indicators have been used to measure the competitiveness of ports. Concentration Ratio (CR), Hirschman-Herfindahl Index (HHI) Boston Consulting Group (BCG) matrix.



Through the (CR) analysis, the researcher has found that the largest productivity of the four ports - under study - was (83%) on average throughout the study period from 2017, until 2023. In addition, he has found that the ports of “Aden Container Company” and “Port Sudan Port” have obtained the position of the lowest productivity of containers in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden throughout the study period, which extended from 2017 to 2023. On the other hand, it has been found through the concentration ratio (HHI) that it is a high percentage for the ports under study during the years from 2017 to 2023.