| Title | Impact Analysis of the Ship Size Increase on Taiwan Maritime Industries Development |
| Dept | Transportation Operations and Management Division |
| Year | 2010 |
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| Summary | Increasing container ship size can save time and costs. However, this trend is affected by the global shipping market prosperity and economy of scale. Under this trend, the international carriers, port operators and the maritime industries are facing new opportunities and challenges. This is also the important future issue that Taiwan's maritime related industries will have to deal with. This study analyzes the development of international shipping trends, and provides recommendations for government maritime policy. The important conclusions of the study are as follows: 1. increasing ship size can enhance competitiveness, expand market share, and achieve the benefits of economies of scale 2. increasing ship size is helpful for establishing an intensive feeder network system, improving the in and out of the port channel and berth, and increasing port handling efficiency 3. the development of increasing ship size is not unlimited 4. supply of goods are extremely subject to international trade and world economy. This study’s suggestions are as follows: 1. the port authority should try to reduce terminal handling costs, increase competitiveness, and improve terminal services by principle attraction 2. the port authority should help investors who are invested in the harbor, inland transport, container truck equipment and the regional network for delivery and logistics services, seek the opportunities of cooperation, integrate the port industry supply chain, expand the scale of the operation 3. the government encourages the ship builders of Taiwan to take this opportunity, be active in research and development, and design and construction of a new generation of small container ships 4. the port authorities should evaluate the hardware and software equipment and their location, and study new investment strategies to promote their overall competitiveness. |
| Post date | 2010/05/07 |
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