Table 1 SWOT analysis Shipping companies...

Table 1

SWOT analysis

	Shipping companies	Ports on the route	Ports not on the route
Strengths	Reductions in sailing times, fuel costs and emissions Reduction in congestion Safer route with less piracy	Increase in trade Port hinterland benefits	Established and developed
Weaknesses	Competition with other companies for space Not as wide as the Malacca Straits Need to pay a toll	Competition with others for trade Not as developed as existing ports	Now further away
Opportunities	Greater economies of scale Increase market share Greater CSR Growth in company size	Increased income Economic growth	No opportunities
Threats	No threats	No threats	Loss of income

	Shipping companies	Ports on the route	Ports not on the route
Strengths	Reductions in sailing times, fuel costs and emissionsReduction in congestionSafer route with less piracy	Increase in tradePort hinterland benefits	Established and developed
Weaknesses	Competition with other companies for spaceNot as wide as the Malacca StraitsNeed to pay a toll	Competition with others for tradeNot as developed as existing ports	Now further away
Opportunities	Greater economies of scaleIncrease market shareGreater CSRGrowth in company size	Increased incomeEconomic growth	No opportunities
Threats	No threats	No threats	Loss of income