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Consolidation and contestability in the European container handling industry

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The FIrst part of this paper brings into discussion some recent changes in the dynamics of the European container handling business, in particular as a result of vertical and horizontal integration strategies of container terminal operators. The industry structure has become su ciently consolidated to raise a fundamental question about whether market forces are su cient to prevent the abuse of market power. In this context, reference is made to the theory of contestable markets. The second part of the paper looks more closely to the issue of contestability by means of an exploratory and qualitative study of elements that could prevent other players entering or exiting the European container handling market. A container handling industry.

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Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

Maritime Policy & Management: The flagship journal of international shipping and port research

No. Panggil

ATC LO NOT c

Penerbit

Belgium : Taylor and Francis., 2002

Deskripsi Fisik

15 p.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

1464±5254

Klasifikasi

LO

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

VOL. 29, NO. 3, 257±269

Subjek

Contestability
Maritime Policy & Management
European container
Consolidation

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Theo E. Notteboom

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