TY - CHAP
T1 - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FOR THE TAIWANESE MARITIME INDUSTRY
AU - Tseng, Po Hsing
AU - Lu, Chin Shan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 selection and editorial matter, Okan Duru; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - This chapter demonstrates seven issues and challenges: mismatch between supply and demand in the container shipping market, uncertainty of operating profit margins, requirements for environmental regulations, continuous improvement of shipping safety management, development of larger vessels, shortage of seafarers, challenges of strategic shipping alliances, digitalization of shipping and the impact of Chinese policies on the Taiwanese shipping industry. The supply and demand of the shipping market is significantly affected by the numbers of new vessels delivered and the development of the global economy. To adapt to greater container transport demand and reduce transport costs per shipment, container shipping companies have recently been increasing capacity via new super-size container ships. The shortage of seafarers is an important issue in ship operations. The Chinese economy has experienced rapid growth. While container shipping is an international industry, Taiwanese container carriers face the same issues and challenges as other global container carriers.
AB - This chapter demonstrates seven issues and challenges: mismatch between supply and demand in the container shipping market, uncertainty of operating profit margins, requirements for environmental regulations, continuous improvement of shipping safety management, development of larger vessels, shortage of seafarers, challenges of strategic shipping alliances, digitalization of shipping and the impact of Chinese policies on the Taiwanese shipping industry. The supply and demand of the shipping market is significantly affected by the numbers of new vessels delivered and the development of the global economy. To adapt to greater container transport demand and reduce transport costs per shipment, container shipping companies have recently been increasing capacity via new super-size container ships. The shortage of seafarers is an important issue in ship operations. The Chinese economy has experienced rapid growth. While container shipping is an international industry, Taiwanese container carriers face the same issues and challenges as other global container carriers.
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U2 - 10.4324/9781315270869-13
DO - 10.4324/9781315270869-13
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85139624226
SN - 9781138282124
SP - 188
EP - 199
BT - Maritime Business and Economics
PB - Taylor and Francis
ER -