New studies on economies of scale in liner shipping arose during the nineties with the observed growth of average size of containerships on East/West trade. Many papers stress that this growth can be explained by the increase in port productivity that reduces the differential cost between smaller and bigger vessels. This paper argues that diseconomies of scale still exist for the biggest vessels in 1997 when considering that port productivity depends on the proportion of vessel’s capacity handled per call rather than the productivity and density of cranes. Therefore, it implies that the justification of technical co-operation (consortia and strategic alliances) between operators through the existence of economies of scale is not so automati...
Liner consortia were born with containerization. They are operating agreements between ship-owners. ...
Over the last few years, liner and stevedoring markets have been facing new challenges. The progres...
In recent years, liner shipping has experienced an explosion in containership size. This is explaine...
Since 1990s the liner shipping industry has faced a period of restructuring and consolidation, and b...
The paper analyses the consequences of massification in container transport on the Rhine. In the 199...
Containerisation is the backbone of globalisation. While the study of ports remains important, atten...
In recent years, container ships have been growing bigger and bigger, with capacities going beyond 1...
Globalization, liberalization, competition and spatial interaction are significant factors affecting...
The paper represents a first output of a research focused on the empirical assessment of some featur...
Initiated by Maersk Line with their Triple-E class series mega vessels order in 2011, container shi...
International workshop Integrating Maritime Transport in Value Chains, Montréal, CANADA, 10-/06/2009...
Shipping lines are maritime carriers who on occasion implement handling terminals, hinterland transp...
In container shipping industry inter-firm agreements are becoming progressively popular as ship-owne...
The unitization of loads by means of containers allowed a relevant reduction of both the costs of th...
The generally accepted view nowadays appears to be that as a result of the impact of containerizatio...
Liner consortia were born with containerization. They are operating agreements between ship-owners. ...
Over the last few years, liner and stevedoring markets have been facing new challenges. The progres...
In recent years, liner shipping has experienced an explosion in containership size. This is explaine...
Since 1990s the liner shipping industry has faced a period of restructuring and consolidation, and b...
The paper analyses the consequences of massification in container transport on the Rhine. In the 199...
Containerisation is the backbone of globalisation. While the study of ports remains important, atten...
In recent years, container ships have been growing bigger and bigger, with capacities going beyond 1...
Globalization, liberalization, competition and spatial interaction are significant factors affecting...
The paper represents a first output of a research focused on the empirical assessment of some featur...
Initiated by Maersk Line with their Triple-E class series mega vessels order in 2011, container shi...
International workshop Integrating Maritime Transport in Value Chains, Montréal, CANADA, 10-/06/2009...
Shipping lines are maritime carriers who on occasion implement handling terminals, hinterland transp...
In container shipping industry inter-firm agreements are becoming progressively popular as ship-owne...
The unitization of loads by means of containers allowed a relevant reduction of both the costs of th...
The generally accepted view nowadays appears to be that as a result of the impact of containerizatio...
Liner consortia were born with containerization. They are operating agreements between ship-owners. ...
Over the last few years, liner and stevedoring markets have been facing new challenges. The progres...
In recent years, liner shipping has experienced an explosion in containership size. This is explaine...