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Economies of scale in container shipping

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Very large container ships are being built with the theoretical justification that they will produce economies of scale. It is clear, however. that the immediate result of the mega-ship buildings is an overtonnaging of the world's major liner routes. As major operators have put newer and bigger ships in the water, they have significantly reduced the slot costs in the container trades to which these ships are assigned. However, operators have not reaped the benefits of those savings because most freight rates have dropped more than the cost reductions. The industry may never make an adequate return if everyone continues investing in new ships to drive costs down while simultaneously pushing rates down. Implenientation of economies of scale can not be a panacea per se. Carriers must find some way to return to profitability. Cooperation between the carricrs is highly desirable.

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Judul Seri

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

No. Panggil

ATC LO LIM e

Penerbit

Korea : Taylor and Francis., 1998

Deskripsi Fisik

15 p.

Bahasa

English

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LO

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

VOL. 25, NO. 4 361-373

Subjek

Container shipping
Maritime Policy & Management
Economies
scale

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