TECHNOLOGY CHOICE AND PRODUCTIVITY IN THE TURKISH MERCHANT FLEET IN THE LAST TWO DECADES. COMMENT

Sea transportation has become a significant sector in Turkey since the early 1980s. It has developed because of the domestic subsidies provided and also because of the favorable conjuncture in the world ship Sale and Purchase markets in this period. In the 1990s, this sector has started to gain some self-confidence and has completed the Infant Industry period. However, because its structure is open to international competition, the protection policies available in the 1980s have been found to be inadequate. The capacity of the Turkish merchant fleet has expanded to a considerable extent in the last 2 decades, but it is comprised of over-aged and old fashioned ships built using outdated technology, and a sudden and catastrophic crisis could be approaching. A precaution in the long run could be to have special types of ships carrying convenient loads at minimum costs.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Taylor & Francis

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• Authors:
  • Baser, S O
• Publication Date: 1998-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 391-396
• Serial:
  • Maritime Policy & Management
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-8839
  • EISSN: 1464-5254
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tmpm20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fleet management; Merchant fleet operation; Merchant marine; Planning; Productivity; Ships; Statistics; Tankers; Technology; Water transportation
• Geographic Terms: Turkey
• Old TRIS Terms: Fleet planning
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00757762
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 21 1998 12:00AM