多國併櫃依其營運目的可區分為運輸型多國併櫃、買方多國併櫃(或稱越庫型多國併櫃)與倉儲型多國併櫃等三種類型。高雄港在多國併櫃之發展已有多年,近年來,運輸型多國併櫃之作業量有下降之趨勢,而買方多國併櫃與倉儲型多國併櫃卻有顯著之成長。本研究旨在探討為何不同類型多國併櫃有不同之發展趨勢,又高雄港可否順勢發展買方多國併櫃業務,即提升買方多國併櫃之軸心港功能,以利貨主、或併櫃業者選擇高雄港作為其併櫃軸心港。此外,為利業者選擇併櫃軸心港,本研究乃構建數學模式,並嘗試納入買方多國併櫃所考量的風險成本。範例分析顯示,該併櫃軸心港選擇模式可供實務界參考運用。
Multi-country Consolidation(MCC) according to their operational purposes can be divided into three types, including transporting MCC, buyer MCC (or called, cross-docking MCC) and warehousing MCC. Port of Kaohsiung has operated the MCC business for many years. In recent years, the business of transporting MCC is decreasing, but those of buyer MCC and warehousing MCC are significant growth. This paper attempts to explain the reason why the different type of MCC has the different development trend. Furthermore, a selection model which takes the risk aspect into consideration is formulated to select the consolidation hub port for buyer MCC. The case study with the selection model shows that Port of Kaohsiung has to make some efforts to improve the operation environment for buyer-consolidation MCC to have some competitive advantages from other hub ports in the east Asian are.