Global shipping and ports : the quest for sustained competitiveness

• Main Authors: Lam, Jasmine Siu Lee, Hales, Douglas N.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Ports; Port Competitiveness
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138557
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The freight market in the shipping industry is cyclical and volatile. In particular, global shipping has experienced huge changes over the past decade. In 2015, shipping slowed as carriers and ports were still adding capacity. This drove several shipping companies into bankruptcy, and others into me...