Outlook for the marine container shipping industry part ii : shipping microeconomics - the new generation of vessels and the implications

• Main Author: Huang, Yuling.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Maritime studies::Maritime management and business
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49059
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Maersk’s announcement of orders for 18,000TEU ships was a clear signal to declare war by increasing their market share and driving out smaller players. The perceived cost savings associated with the ever increasing size of containerships could be an effective ‘game changer’. The size increment of co...