Going from local to global (alliances, mergers & acquisitions)

• Main Author: Gwee, Shirley Xue Ni.
• 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/10356/49276
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Co-operative arrangements have been present in the liner shipping industry for over a hundred years. In the modern era, the advent of container shipping facilitated globalisation resulting in competition and demand to be greater than ever. Liner shipping companies are compelled to provide more servi...