Research Article
Containership Flag Selection: The Opening of Direct Shipping between Taiwan and China
Table 3
Priorities of criteria and subcriteria.
| Criteria and subcriteria | Local weights | Global weights |
| C1 government policies | 0.441 | | C11 efficiency of authority | 0.141 | 0.062 | C12 vessels recruited in war | 0.083 | 0.037 | C13 registry qualifications acquired | 0.358 | 0.158 | C14 direct shipping licenses | 0.418 | 0.184 |
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| C2 economic factors | 0.317 | | C21 crew costs | 0.220 | 0.070 | C22 dual class expenses | 0.160 | 0.051 | C23 financing costs | 0.338 | 0.107 | C24 tax-related expenses | 0.282 | 0.089 |
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| C3 operational flexibility | 0.242 | | C31 employment requirement for Taiwanese seafarers | 0.286 | 0.069 | C32 complying with PSC requirements | 0.189 | 0.046 | C33 cargo considerations | 0.329 | 0.080 | C34 prohibition of the employment of Chinese seafarers | 0.196 | 0.047 |
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