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Fleet mix in container shipping operations

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In the context of container shipping, carrying capacity can be one of the resources for better firm performance. Shipping is one of the most capital intensive industries as carriers need to acquire ships to offer shipping services to their customers. Although it seems intuitive for carriers to deploy mega ships to achieve cost efficiency, it requires a balance between shipping services and ship size in determining their fleet mix. This study provides empirical evidence to examine the issue of scale operations and service scope in the container shipping industry. Our findings suggest that carrying capacity of shipping firms positively affect their firm performance. As fleet mix is concerned with the number of ships and the size of ships, we used path analysis to examine the impact of number of ships and average ship size on firm performance. In comparing the magnitude of the effect, the number of ships has stronger impact on firm performance than ship size. In this study, we also introduce a ‘SCOPE’ framework which consists of the dimensions concerning service frequency, customer value, optimal vessel size, ports of call and extensive market coverage, which is useful for shipping managers to determine their fleet mix in liner shipping services.

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Judul Seri

Int. J. Shipping and Transport Logistics

No. Panggil

ATC PO LUN f

Penerbit

United Kingdom : inderscience enerprise., 2009

Deskripsi Fisik

16 pages

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

1756-6525

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PO

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

Vol. 1

Subjek

fleet mix
container transport
shipping operations

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Lun, Y.H. Venus

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