Brazil’s fast-growing economy has been largely dependent on its freight transport capacity. A recent study has categorized the country’s containership sea port terminals into three distinct groups based on the competitiveness criteria (listed in the table below), and their scores against the competitiveness criteria (scores between 1 and 10, with 10 being the highest score):

CRITERIA OF COMPETITIVENESS TERMINAL GROUPS 1 2 3 Number of containers handled 1 4 7 Berth length 4 9 5 Number of berths 4 6 6 Delay time for mooring 2 3 4 Berth depth 2 3 3 Terminal tariffs 3 4 5 Medium consignment rate 3 4 6 Medium board 2 3 4 Delay time for load/unload 2 6 4 If all criteria have the same level of significance, which terminal group is the best choice for a containership line? Lop9