ADAPTING IMPACTS OF MONSOON FLOOD TOWARDS PORTHINTERLAND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES VIA APPLICATION OF DESCRIPTIVE AND EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS: A CASE STUDY FOR KEMAMAN SUPPLY BASE, TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA

Harith Faizal Fadzilah; Jagan  Jeevan; Loke Keng Bin

doi:10.46754/jml.2024.12.003

Authors

Harith Faizal Fadzilah Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Jagan Jeevan Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Loke Keng Bin Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46754/jml.2024.12.003

Keywords:

Kemaman Supply Base, port-hinterland, monsoon flood, Descriptive Analysis, Exploratory Factor Analysis

Abstract

Kemaman Supply Base (KSB) is one of the port facilities in Malaysia that has been specifically designed to provide logistics support to the upstream oil and gas activities in the Peninsular Malaysia water. Known as the largest petroleum supply base in Peninsular Malaysia, the roles of KSB are truly essential to ensure daily oil and gas activities at offshore platforms and rigs can be executed. However, despite its significance, the operation of KSB often be interrupted by the occurrence of Northeast Monsoon floods which regularly hit the state of Terengganu and the district of Kemaman from November to March, disrupting the state’s economic activities. This includes KSB port-hinterland operations and connectivity. With the application of the descriptive and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) technique, this research has identified common impacts of the flood on the KSB port-hinterland activities, proposed appropriate strategies that the affected companies can consider to mitigate flood impacts and summarised a set of actions that should be prioritised in managing the disaster.

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