Over the past several years, the liner shipping industry has witnessed the birth of hundreds of new e-transportation companies. With the help of hundreds of millions of dollars in investment, transportation entrepreneurs have developed new online businesses that rely on the powerful communications vehicle of the Internet. Many of these new companies launched services designed to improve the bottom line for an industry in sore need of increased profitability. All of these companies may have had bright ideas and good intentions, but few promises have been realised.
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