A brief background of problems that are being encountered in port business.

1. FACTORS AFFECTING PORT OPERATION

2. BACKGROUND
Ports serves as an economic gateway of a country and has a significant development impact.Port problems if not properly addressed can lead to high consumer prices of the goods and raw materials that have to be imported.

3. 1. Berth Allocation Problem

4. (also known as the berth scheduling problem) is anNP-completeproblem inoperations research, regarding the allocation of berth space forvessels incontainer terminals.

5. 2. Tide Level
The rise and fall of sea levels. Tides vary on timescales ranging from hours to years due to numerous influences.

6. 3. Weather Condition
A condition that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation.

7. 4. Equipment Trouble
An equipment malfunction that delays productivity.

8. 5. Manpower Issues
An issue concerning health, work attitude and deployment and management of gang assigned to discharging/loading of commodities.