This study analyzes capacity expansion and ship choice decisions. Theoretically, we derive the probability of capacity expansion as a function of market and companyattributes and characterize the impacts of these factors on expansion decisions.Empirically, we analyze ship investment and ship choice behaviour using binary choice and nested logit models based on ship investment data from major li…
This article presents an econometric analysis for the fluctuation of the container freight rate due to the interactions between the demand for container transportation services and the container fleet capacity. The demand is derived from international trade and is assumed to be exogenous, while the fleet capacity increases with new orders made two years before, proportional to the industrial pr…