Nowadays, maritime transport services play a substantial role in global cargo transportation, with the activities of import and export, it is contributing significantly to the economy of coastal countries. However, with Vietnam in particular or in coastal countries in general, the area of warehouses in ports is not meeting the demand for the number of goods, which need to be stored. In that case, Inland Container Depots (ICD) is an inevitable development trend. It may contribute to reducing port congestion, increasing customs clearance capacity through packaging, warehousing and customs clearance services.
In the field of economic, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a useful technique applied by many famous experts in the world. It is one of the best methods for making a decision among the multiple criteria structure within different levels. From the comparison of appropriate attributes or criteria within different important levels of hierarchy, the advantages of each ICD in various areas will be clearly visible. The method of Fuzzy-AHP used to assess the competitiveness of business in general and in logistics in particular.