In Europe, ports are confronted with a closer integration in the maritime and shipping industries. The co-operation agreements can take several forms such as alliances and mergers among shipping lines, conferences, involvement of shipping companies in terminal management, and extending interests in inland transport of shipping companies. In this paper we give a brief overview of these different types of agreement and we examine the consequences of this evolution of the market structures in which ports and shipping companies have to operate. More specifically, attention goes to the competitive position of the port in this new environment. It is clear that the role of the port and the port authorities has to be redefined to guarantee that it remains a fully fledged player in this fast evolving integrated market.
Do mergers and alliances influence European shipping and port competition?
Maritime Policy & Management ; 27 , 4 ; 363-373
2000-10-01
11 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Unbekannt
Do mergers and alliances influence European shipping and port competition?
Online Contents | 2000
|Mergers and Alliances in Liner Shipping: What do European port authorities have to fear?
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1999
|Hub-and-spoke network alliances and mergers: Price-location competition in the airline industry
Online Contents | 2007
|