Author(s)

Veronique Nguele Balla¹, F. C. Anguibi China², R. A. N. Fouda³, C. D. Bissemb⁴

¹Scientific Research Academy, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China.
²School of Economics and Management, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China.
³Researcher of Logistics Management for Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China.
⁴College of Transports & Communication, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China.

Ports play a fundamental role in a sustainable integration of Africa in International trade. Both importers and exporters, shipping companies and government, however face high cost for sea transport and substantial inefficiency in port operations. This has resulted in congestion, higher dwell time, higher costs which affect the competitive ability in sub regional and global economy. This study investigates the main factors explaining poor container handling operations and limited competitive ability in Cameroonian Ports and aggregating this to the competitive position of Cameroonian ports in the West and Central African sub-regions (WCA). Using Analytic Hierarchy Process (A.H.P), the paper seeks to provide a basic understanding of container transportation and port’s terminal operations problems (constraints & ineffectiveness) in Cameroon.

Port Competitiveness, WCA, Douala Port, Hard & Soft Infrastructure, Defies & Incompetence, AHP, Eigenvector & Fuzzy Preference Programming

Balla, V. , China, F. , Fouda, R. and Bissemb, C. (2016) Assessment of Ports Competiveness in West and Central African Sub-Regions Using Priest Analytic Hierarchy Process: The Defies & Incompetence of the Port of Douala (Cameroon). Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 6, 112-122. doi: 10.4236/ojapps.2016.62012.