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Table 4

Reliability analysis results

Factor		Sub- factors	Cronbach's α
Internal	Port facilities	Berth length and the number of berths, shed and terminal area Possession of adequate equipment (G/C, T/C, S/C, etc.) Maximum berth size	Study 1	0.662
	Port facilities		Study 2	0.861
	Port tariff	Ship and cargo arrival/departure costs, loading-unloading/transfer/storage costs, inland transport costs, incentives and discount system	Study 1	0.829
	Port tariff		Study 2	0.815
	Port service	Ship and cargo safety, speed and flexibility of cargo handling, berthing schedule and reliability of cargo handling, subsidiary services such as water, oil and supplies for ships	Study 1	0.686
	Port service		Study 2	0.798
	Ship arrival/departure	Ship arrival/departure frequency and route diversity Time in port and waiting time of ships Ship arrival/departure information system (VTS, etc.)	Study 1	0.626
	Ship arrival/departure		Study 2	0.711
External	Geopolitical location	Voyage and marine transport distance, location on the main line Port and route accessibility Distance and accessibility to the place with main cargo	Study 1	0.837
	Geopolitical location		Study 2	0.873
	The scale of the hinterland economy	Handled and generated cargo volume, economic scale of hinterland city Port hinterland and FTZ size Utilization level, trade size among nations	Study 1	0.656
	The scale of the hinterland economy		Study 2	0.895
	Social conditions	Port labor and labor management safety, political safety Change in port and social environment	Study 1	0.656
	Social conditions		Study 2	0.851
	Hinterland connection	Connectivity to the inland transport network, connectivity to hinterland city, diversity of transport modes (road, railway, canal, aviation, etc.)	Study 1	0.819
	Hinterland connection		Study 2	0.876

Factor		Sub- factors	Cronbach's α
Internal	Port facilities	Berth length and the number of berths, shed and terminal areaPossession of adequate equipment (G/C, T/C, S/C, etc.)Maximum berth size	Study 1	0.662
	Port facilities		Study 2	0.861
	Port tariff	Ship and cargo arrival/departure costs, loading-unloading/transfer/storage costs, inland transport costs, incentives and discount system	Study 1	0.829
	Port tariff		Study 2	0.815
	Port service	Ship and cargo safety, speed and flexibility of cargo handling, berthing schedule and reliability of cargo handling, subsidiary services such as water, oil and supplies for ships	Study 1	0.686
	Port service		Study 2	0.798
	Ship arrival/departure	Ship arrival/departure frequency and route diversityTime in port and waiting time of shipsShip arrival/departure information system (VTS, etc.)	Study 1	0.626
	Ship arrival/departure		Study 2	0.711
External	Geopolitical location	Voyage and marine transport distance, location on the main linePort and route accessibilityDistance and accessibility to the place with main cargo	Study 1	0.837
	Geopolitical location		Study 2	0.873
	The scale of the hinterland economy	Handled and generated cargo volume, economic scale of hinterland cityPort hinterland and FTZ sizeUtilization level, trade size among nations	Study 1	0.656
	The scale of the hinterland economy		Study 2	0.895
	Social conditions	Port labor and labor management safety, political safetyChange in port and social environment	Study 1	0.656
	Social conditions		Study 2	0.851
	Hinterland connection	Connectivity to the inland transport network, connectivity to hinterland city, diversity of transport modes (road, railway, canal, aviation, etc.)	Study 1	0.819
	Hinterland connection		Study 2	0.876

Source(s): Authors' own work based on survey results