This paper explores the implications of vessel enlargement on seaport\ncompetitiveness and investigates the dyadic integration between seaports and dry\nports to address drastic vessel size acceleration in the Malaysian seaport system.\nTherefore, this paper aims to reveal the seaport/dry port dyadic relationship to\nimprove seaport competitiveness in light of the increase in vessel size in the arena of\nglobal trade. To achieve this aim, mixed methods were applied by conducting\nqualitative and quantitative approaches concurrently. The outcome of this paper\nindicates that vessel enlargement has caused several problems in seaports including\nreduction in operational efficiency, congestion, limited capacity and infrastructure\nsupport, outdated policies for existing seaport development, urgent needs for\nadditional investment in spatial development, as well as requirements for new\nstructure in manpower training. Furthermore, the integration of dry ports in the\nseaport system to deal with vessel size enlargement is expected to improve seaport\naccessibility through improved infrastructure and service quality as well as increased\ncapacity and efficiency.
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