【正文】 oaches acpanied by different port terminals。 and there are frequent bottlenecks and congestion in the port. The situation is negatively affecting important stakeholders as follows: 1 Shipping Companies– vessel delays, extra costs, and missed feeders 2 Port Terminals – extra manpower, yard congestion, and rehandling 3 Trucking Companies – waiting time and loss of business 4 Importers – longer lead times 閆功喜：外文翻譯 The main objective of this research is to analyze the current situation of MCH and identify logistic bottlenecks that exist within the port terminal that hinder the supply chain performances of the country. Accordingly, more specific objectives of this research include: 1. to show the current status of containerization at Male? Port and to investigate the potential container flow pattern for the next ten years 2. To assist in better understanding of the plete container terminal operation 3. To analyze berth capacity of the port terminal 4. To analyze the yard capacity of the port terminal 5. To analyze ship working rate of the port terminal 6. To analyze dwell time of containers in the port terminal 7. To analyze the utilization of port terminal equipment 8. To analyze and propose measures that can be taken at MCH to maximize the capacity 9. To provide a cost benefit analysis for implementation of the proposed measures Contributions of this Research This research will make a number of contributions to the field. Up to now, only a few studies on ?integrated optimization? for container terminal problems exist (Dacca et al., 2020).Although, literature concerning container terminal problems are rich, only a few studies have concentrated on plete terminals。 and often do not have enough funds to build new infrastructures. Maldives is among the least developed countries and has fewer economic resources pared to most other countries. Land area is one of the scarcest resources. The need for area on the island (the capital) where the port is located is obvious to any visitor. The area of the island is approximately 2km178。 Massa, 2020). Capacity can be increased either by physical expansion or improved utilization of the available resources (Legato amp。, 2020). This longer cycle time is partly due to inefficiency of the port performance. The important role MCH plays for the development of the country and especially the performance of the supply chains as a whole motivated me to do this research. The study attempts to examine the main constraints or bottlenecks that exist at MCH that affects the logistics performance. Objectives of this Research Determination of the optimum capacity of container terminals has been a major issue since the introduction of containers in the 1960s (King, 1997). The advancement of globalization and increasing container transportation has created many problems for ports leading to higher requirements on port terminals (Bluely, 1997). Many container terminals are reaching their capacity limits, leading to traffic and port congestion (Dacca, Bellaire, amp。 and there are frequent bottlenecks and congestion in the port. By using puter simulation techniques, this research investigates the situation of Male? Commercial Harbor and identifies logistic bottlenecks that exist at the port. Accordingly, a field research was conducted at Male