tailieunhanh - Shipping Company Strategies

The shipping industry is both special and fascinating. It is special, above all, because of its truly global nature, the huge discrete investments needed, the highly cyclical markets at play, and the unique competitive structure, with many determined players. It is fascinating, above all, because fortunes are made—and lost—at a fast pace, with some of the most risk-willing owners also serving as decision makers. This book is the result of at least seven forces that have shaped my interest in shipping corporations and their strategies. The first is purely personal. Early on, my grandfather, Rudolf Ugelstad, co-founder of the Norwegian shipping company Olsen & Ugelstad, awakened my interest | SHIPPING GLOBAL .MANAGEMENT UNDER TURBULENT CONDITIONS PETER LORANGE Shipping Company Strategies Related books Sea Change Sea Liner Shipping . Brooks Globalization and Strategic Alliances The case of the Airline Industry . Oum . Park and A. Zhang Related Book Series Handbooks in Transport Editors . Hensher and . Button Research in Transportation Economics Editor M. Dresner International Business and Management Series Editor p. Ghauri Related Journals International Journal of Transport Management Editor A. Bristow Journal of International Management Editor M. Kotabe Transport Policy Editors M. Ben-Akiva Y. Hayashi and J. Preston Transportation Research A Policy and Practice Editor . Haight Transportation Research E Logistics and Transportation Review Editor w. Talley For full details of all transportation titles published under the Elsevier imprint please go to .