Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to forecast inbound and outbound container throughput for Bangkok Port to 2041 and uses the results to inform the future planning and management of the port’s container terminal. Design/methodology/approach – The data used cover a period of 16 years (192 months of observations). Data sources include the Bank of Thailand and the Energy Policy and Plannin…
Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to forecast inbound and outbound container throughput for Bangkok Port to 2041 and uses the results to inform the future planning and management of the port’s container terminal. Design/methodology/approach – The data used cover a period of 16 years (192 months of observations). Data sources include the Bank of Thailand and the Energy Policy and Plannin…
Containerization is one of the important factors for Thailand’s economics. However, forecasts of container throughput growth and development of Bangkok Port, the significant port of Thailand, have been scant and the findings are divergence. Moreover, the existing literature emphasizes only two forecasting methods, namely time series and regression analysis. The aim of this paper is to explore…