Turkey is a maritime country with its current fleet, geographical location, young population and growth potential. This study aims to measure and map the main characteristics of Turkish maritime transportation sector by using the cluster approach. Clustering, being one of the important improvement methods of global competition power, is widely used in the maritime transportation sector. Analysing the maritime clustering potential in a quantative way is a basic step to increase the global competitiveness in this sector. In this context, the level of Turkish maritime transportation cluster is measured by means of Location Quotient (LQ) in this article. It concludes that among the 6 statistically grouped counties, TR 10 Istanbul county is showing significant potential according to all variables.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Clustering Analysis of Turkish Maritime Transportation Sector


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2018




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Unknown




    The Energy Efficiency Gap in Turkish Maritime Transportation

    Konur, Olgun / Bayraktar, Murat / Pamik, Murat et al. | Online Contents | 2019


    The Energy Efficiency Gap in Turkish Maritime Transportation

    Konur Olgun / Bayraktar Murat / Pamik Murat et al. | DOAJ | 2019

    Free access


    Trojan horse risks in the maritime transportation systems sector

    Shapiro, Lauren R. / Maras, Marie-Helen / Velotti, Lucia et al. | Springer Verlag | 2018


    Maritime transportation

    International Conference on Maritime Transport | TIBKAT | 2020