Purpose - This paper aims to attempt to investigate if the now-existing upstream Sost Dry Port in Gilgit-Baltistan and the prospective midstream Havelian Dry Port in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, both part of One Belt One Road (OBOR), are expected to compete against or complement each other in terms of port efficiency and location, and which of the two ports should first be developed in the wake of uninterrupted logistics flow of cargo on the Economic Corridor. Design/methodology/approach - Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) has been used for multi-criteria decision making by the stakeholders. Five main criteria for transhipment port selection, ranging from port location, port efficiency, intermodal connectivity, port costs and cargo volume were used with three sub-criteria each. Findings - This study demonstrates the results that favour physical infrastructural development initiatives prioritized for the Sost Dry Port in view of its strategic location as the upstream supply chain node on the Economic Corridor, imparting efficiency to the logistics flow. Practical implications - Results of this study may assist policymakers in achieving goals like enhancing trade facilitation, reducing congestion and increasing cargo security on OBOR. Originality/value - To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study of its kind that analyzes priority for immediate development intervention for either Sost or Havelian Dry Port, both located on CPEC – OBOR supply chain.

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通过层次分析法（AHP）进行开发优先级排序-一带一路选择港口的决策

目的-本文旨在尝试研究吉尔吉特-巴尔蒂斯坦目前存在的上游Sost陆港和Khyber Pakhtunkhwa的潜在中游Havelian陆港是否属于“一带一路”（OBOR）的一部分在港口效率和位置方面相互补充，两个港口中的哪个港口应该首先在经济走廊的货物物流畅通之后开发。设计/方法/方法-利益相关者已将层次分析法（AHP）用于多标准决策。选择了转运港口的五个主要标准，包括港口位置，港口效率，联运联运，港口成本和货物量，每个标准都有三个子标准。调查结果-这项研究表明了结果，该结果有利于南沙特陆港以其物理基础设施发展计划为优先考虑，因为其战略位置是经济走廊的上游供应链节点，从而提高了物流流程的效率。实际意义-这项研究的结果可能有助于政策制定者实现诸如加强贸易便利化，减少拥堵和提高“一带一路”货物安全等目标。原创性/价值-就作者所知，这是此类研究中的第一项，分析了位于CPEC-OBOR供应链上的Sost或Havelian陆港的即时发展干预的优先级。提高物流效率。实际意义-这项研究的结果可能有助于政策制定者实现诸如加强贸易便利化，减少拥堵和提高“一带一路”货物安全等目标。原创性/价值-就作者所知，这是此类研究中的第一项，分析了位于CPEC-OBOR供应链上的Sost或Havelian陆港的即时发展干预的优先级。提高物流效率。实际意义-这项研究的结果可能有助于政策制定者实现诸如加强贸易便利化，减少拥堵和提高“一带一路”货物安全等目标。原创性/价值-就作者所知，这是此类研究中的第一项，分析了位于CPEC-OBOR供应链上的Sost或Havelian陆港的即时发展干预的优先级。