| “SWOT group” |
“Group Priority” |
“SWOT factors” |
“Factor priority within the group” |
“Overall factor priority” |
| Strengths |
46.9% |
(S1) Low labor costs |
11.1% |
5.2% |
| (S2) Competitive port tariffs |
21.1% |
9.9% |
| (S3) Turkey's strategic & transit position (crossroads of three continents) |
15,0% |
7,0% |
| (S4) Increasement in private port investments , port expansion-development projects |
20.5% |
9.6% |
| (S5) Good structured national road network to provide a connection between ports to their hinterland |
19.5% |
9.2% |
| (S6) Turkey’s Green Port/ Ecological Port project |
12.7% |
5.9% |
| Weaknesses |
53.1% |
(W1) Infrastructure, and railroad connection problems of ports |
15.1% |
8,0% |
| (W2) Inefficiency usage of port equipment |
16.3% |
8.7% |
| (W3) Qualified workforce insufficient |
11.3% |
6.0% |
| (W4) Bureaucratic difficulties for port investments, unplanned port construction, and port authority model deficiency |
16.0% |
8.5% |
| (W5) Traffic congestion around the ports and port cities |
11.7% |
6.2% |
| (W6) Pilotage and towing services legislation deficiencies |
12.1% |
6.4% |
| (W7) High investment costs |
17.5% |
9.3% |
