Global Shipping and Ports: The Quest for Sustained Competitiveness

摘要

The freight market in the shipping industry is cyclical and volatile. Inparticular, global shipping has experienced huge changes over the pastdecade. In 2015, shipping slowed as carriers and ports were still addingcapacity. This drove several shipping companies into bankruptcy, and others into mergers and new strategic partnerships to survive. The purpose ofthis special themed issue 011 global shipping and ports is to examine howthe shift in global trade has affected global shipping, port competitiveness,and performance including shipping and port services, multi-modal shipping, hinterland services, maritime supporting services, linkages to globalsupply chains, as well as how shipping and ports respond to sustain theircompetitiveness. This first issue deals with how new competitive pressuresaffect decision-making and design in carriers and ports.