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| code: |
A4317 |
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studiebelasting: |
3 sp |
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periode: |
sem. 2 |
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| naam: |
Liner shipping economics: containerisation, ports and multimodal transport networks |
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| internet: |
rooster |
| opleiding/fase: |
econ/d23/profiel, ectrie/d23/major |
| voertaal: |
English |
| docent(en): |
mw. drs. C.N. Cheung Tam He,
prof.dr. H. Haralambides |
| contactpersoon: |
mw. drs. C.N. Cheung Tam He |
| secretariaat: |
RHV/MarEc |
| aanmelding: |
students should apply with the International
Relations Office (room H10-26 tel +31 10 4082532) or with the MSc in
Maritime Economics and Logistics secretary (room H12-11 tel +31 10
4081490) |
| toelatingseisen: |
students of economics and business
administration |
| aanbevolen: |
- |
| onderwijsvorm: |
fifteen weeks, 2 lecture hours |
| tentamenvorm: |
written examination |
| tentamenperiode: |
mei/juni |
| tentameneisen: |
- |
| tentamenstof: |
- |
This course aims to provide an introduction to the theory and practice of
liner shipping economics in the light of modern developments such as multimodal
transport, containerisation and hub-and-spoke transport networks. Maritime
policy implications are also addressed from this perspective.
Increasingly, the international trade in manufactured goods takes place in
containers. The industry that serves this trade has become known as liner
shipping. The industry provides regular services among ports while the
door-to-door transport of containers often involves complex networks of sea,
road, rail and air transport. The role of ports in such networks is crucial:
liberalisation in transport and increasing port competition are imposing
significant demands on ports to modernise and adopt efficient organisational and
managerial structures. Due to the nature of its operations, the liner shipping
industry has always been characterised by significant capital concentration. In
the past, this took the form of conferences (cartel-like carrier coalitions)
while lately new forms of concentration are appearing such as consortia,
alliances and mergers. Capital concentration in liner shipping has been
necessitated by the amount of investments necessary to offer a service with the
degree of regularity and frequency that the market itself requires.
Notwithstanding this, however, such market structures have invariably attracted
the interest of regulatory authorities, e.g. the European Commission, on matters
such as pricing and market share.
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