1. Shipping and globalization in the post-war era: Contexts, companies, connections- Niels P. Petersson, Stig Tenold … and Nicholas J. White -- Part I: Contexts -- 2. The declining role of Western Europe in shipping and shipbuilding, 1900 … Asiatic Company’s difficult experiences with containerization -- Martin Jes Iversen -- 7. Shipping as a knowledge industry …

One of the most important developments in the post-war shipping industry has been the introduction of specialised ship … disproportionate share of the specialised Norwegian ships was owned by shipping companies in the city of Bergen. In 1977 Bergen … was particularly strong in two segments; chemical tankers and open hatch bulk shipping. Through closer studies of the …

The article analyses the emergence of chemical shipping as a specialised shipping segment. In the 1950s and 1960s … companies involved in chemical shipping in the 1970s, by which stage market concentration was evident. We look at their entry …

The shipping industry has been called 'the first globalised industry'. In this paper we analyse how domestic … regulations have shaped the adaptations of ship owners in Norway, one of the leading providers of international shipping services … shipping industry, with particular emphasis on demand (the market for shipping services), labour and capital. In particular, we …

This anthology aims to explain why some Nordic shipping companies became world leaders while others failed to respond … alongside the various corporate responses to the many upheavals of global shipping. …