The international competitiveness of China’s shipbuilding industry

This paper introduces profit rate as a more relevant measure of international shipbuilding competitiveness. The authors also develop a model to identify competitiveness factors and their relative importance. Their findings suggest that Chinese competitiveness derives from shipbuilding costs, whereas contract price deviations are the driver for Japan and South Korea. They argue that China became more competitive in building of bulk carriers and tankers than Japan and to a lesser extent than South Korea after year 2000 and that a market trough would further strengthen China’s competitiveness. The results have broad implications for monitoring industrial performance and formulating competitive strategies for shipyards.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2013.10.001
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1366554513001610
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  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/13665545
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Jiang, Liping
  • Bastiansen, Erik
  • Strandenes, Siri P
• Publication Date: 2013-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 39-48
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
  • Volume: 60
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1366-5545
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13665545

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk carriers; Competition; Costs; International relations; Maritime industry; Mathematical models; Pricing; Profits; Shipbuilding; Tankers
• Geographic Terms: China; Japan; South Korea
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Marine Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01505556
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 27 2014 11:20AM