Currently, container transport services play a substantial role in global cargo transportation, by serving as an intermodal between exporter and importer. Container shipping has become increasingly important over the past few decades, due to obvious advantages. However, Vietnam's container market has shown severely ongoing competition among numerous domestic and foreign shipping lines, resulting in serious consequences occurring such as freight rates substantially decreasing within the last 10 years. Vietnam's sea lanes have become more defensive, to cover losses of shipping companies. Selection of criteria for competitive evaluation of container transport companies is necessary, to facilitate addressing the problems within the enterprise, especially relating to its position in the market and from here, business management can implement strategic plans and reasonable policy, to survive and grow.

Abstract
 1. Introduction
 2. Factors on the operation of the container shipping company
  2.1 Service cost
  2.2 Operation performance
  2.3 Service cost
  2.4 Financial performance
  2.5 Competition
 3. Theoretical foundation
 4. Application of fuzzy AHP methodology
  4.1 The fuzzy evaluation matrix with respect to goal
 5. Conclusion
 References

• Phuong Thao Ngo(Graduate School of Maritime Transportation, Mokpo Maritime University)
• Jong-Soo Keum(Division of International Maritime Transportation and Science, Professor of Mokpo Maritime University)
• Dae-Gwun Yoon(Division of International Maritime Transportation and Science, Professor of Mokpo Maritime University) Corresponding author