CBS Maritime Research Seminar: Strategic Alliances in Liner Shipping

Researchers from CBS, DTU and Aalborg joined the seminar with Professor Pierre Cariou. Foto: CBS Maritime

Professor Pierre Cariou from KEDGE Business School in France addressed these, and other related questions at seminar “Strategic Alliances in Liner Shipping Markets”, hosted by CBS Maritime on September 26.  Touching upon many related subjects, such as how strategic alliances providing shipping companies with a better opportunity to slow steam and hence save on fuel costs, whether or not “economies of scale” means the provision of better services to customers, and the industry implications of port constraints, he showed that there are many variables to be taken into consideration when entering into strategic alliances in liner shipping.

The subsequent discussion amongst the participants provided interesting arguments and supplements to the professor Cariou’s presentation, based on related research and analysis done by the people who attended.

Pierre Cariou is Senior Professor in Shipping and Port Economics at KEDGE Business School, France. He is visiting professor at the Shanghai Maritime University, China, and the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden. Prior to this, he held the French Chair in Maritime Affairs at the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden, where he was in charge of Shipping and Port Management specializations. He has contributed to several reports for private companies (including Natixis Bank, Casino Group, CMA CGM), the French Parliament (Commissariat General du Plan), the Port Authorities of Nantes and Marseille. His main research interests are shipping/port economics, maritime safety and environmental protection.