Author(s)

Hildane Fafadji Donouvossi¹, Amanda Nkulu², Abdulrahman Atallah S. Alkhamisi³, Goudja Saleh Hamid¹, Rupsana Lama⁴

¹School of Transportation & Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
²School of Civil Engineering & Transportation, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu.
³School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
⁴School of International Education, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.

Purpose: This study prioritizes supply chain disruption risks at the Port of Cotonou, Benin, to support strategic decision-making and enhance port resilience in a developing country context. Design/Methodology/Approach: A hybrid risk evaluation framework combining the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and the Evidential Reasoning Approach (ERA) is applied using simulated expert-based data from literature and port reports. Findings: Environmental and natural risks emerged as the most significant disruption source (EU = 0.540), followed by security and operational risks. Sensitivity analysis confirmed high vulnerability to flooding and erosion, supporting the need for climate-resilient infrastructure. Originality/Value: The study offers a replicable methodology for under-studied maritime environments and contributes to the advancement of hybrid decision-making tools in logistics risk management.

Supply Chain Disruption, Maritime Logistics, Port of Cotonou, Risk Prioritization, AHP-ERA Method

Donouvossi, H. , Nkulu, A. , Alkhamisi, A. , Hamid, G. and Lama, R. (2025) Prioritizing Supply Chain Disruption Risks in Maritime Logistics at the Port of Cotonou, Benin Using a Hybrid AHP-ERA Evaluation Framework. Journal of Transportation Technologies, 15, 578-599. doi: 10.4236/jtts.2025.154027.