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The optimal ship sizes of container liner feeder services in Southeast Asia: a ship operator's perspective

Authors :
Adolf K.Y. Ng
Jeremy K. Y. Kee
Source :
Maritime Policy & Management. 35:353-376
Publication Year :
2008
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 2008.

Abstract

Deploying containerships with increasing carrying capacities in achieving better capacity utilization has been well-documented. However, ship operators often face the problem in deploying containerships with the right size, especially given the capital-intensive nature of container liner shipping, which would lead to substantial implications if inappropriate ships were used. While studies on optimal ship size exist, focus has mainly been on ship operation cost while its implications on other components, or whether there are adequate demands to load the ship, are often not considered. Moreover, while many studies focus on trunk routes, feeder services, despite its parallel significance in a hub-and-spoke shipping network, are often overlooked. Understanding such deficiency, using intra-Southeast Asian feeder liner services as the case study, this paper has undertaken an investigation in simulating the optimal containership sizes from the perspective of ship operators. Through questionnaire survey and econo...

Details

ISSN :
14645254 and 03088839
Volume :
35
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Maritime Policy & Management
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........8b94db71f33cfe62b2f7af1da5cfd9bc
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/03088830802198167