Die Analyse des deutschen seewärtigen Containerumschlags erfolgt anhand eines Regres-sionsansatzes mit Daten von 1989 bis 2004. Als Determinanten für diesen Containerum-schlag lassen sich im betrachteten Zeitraum das Welt-Inlandsprodukt, das deutsche Außen-handelsvolumen und die...

It is widespread international practice that cargo liners meet at regular conferences to fix prices and quotas for individual routes. Presently, however, the respective European regulation granting liners an exemption from competition laws is under review. Liners claim that conferences are a...

This paper discusses the design, implementation and use of standards from the perspective of transaction costs economics. A proper design and implementation of standards may lead to a considerable reduction of transaction costs, which enhances trade and, consequently, economic welfare. A major...

We consider the problem of allocating containers to ships in which the size of container is 1 or 2, and each ship has its own capacity and fixed departure time. The fixed departure times implies the completion times of containers belonging to the same ship are identical. As objectives, Lmax,...

The maritime industry is in a period of unprecedented change. Around the world, and in every sector radically new forces are requiring adjustments and adaptations. Ports are particularly vulnerable because, as intermediaries in complex transport chains, they are exposed to the full force of...

The paper analyses the perspectives for a new container port at the German North Sea coast. In view of the expected further enlargement of container ship sizes and sustained growth in international trade, the port seems to be an economically sound project. Public funds, however, will probably...

Ziel des Beitrages ist es, die geschäftspolitischen Entscheidungen der Reedereien in dem extrem volatilen Umfeld einer Pandemie, geprägt von regulatorischen und operativen Schwierigkeiten, zu analysieren, um anschließend nachzuvollziehen, wie die gesamte Branche der Containerlinienreedereien...