THE FUTURE OF THE LINER INDUSTRY

Trends are outlined such as technical and organizational improvements. Ship sizes and fuel costs will increase, but speed will not and crews will diminish. A doubling in cargo volume is foreseen but improved efficiency will lead to a less than proportional increase in tonnage. Containerization will reach to some 80 per cent. Order from NSFI as No. 18958.

• Corporate Authors:

  Schroedter (C) and Company

  Stubbenhuk 10
  Hamburg 11,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • KRUSE, H J
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1411
• Serial:
  • HANSA
  • Volume: 116
  • Issue Number: 19
  • Publisher: Deutsche Bahn AG

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containerization; Costs; Economic forecasting; Fuels; Liner shipping; Shipping; Ships by size
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fuel costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Shipping forecasts; Shipping trends
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Finance; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00309448
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Research Institute of Norway
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1980 12:00AM