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Serving Tomorrow's Mega-Size Containerships: The Canadian Solution

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Continued growth of global containerisation led to the deployment of larger cellular container vessels. Many industry forecasters suggest the next generation of mega-size container ships will be 12,000 to 16,000+ TEU. These massive ships (about twice the capacity of today's largest container ships) will serve only a limited number of deep water or off-shore transshipment hub ports. There are four Canadian deep-water ports that could be considered for on-shore hub port development: Vancouver and Prince Rupert on the west coast, and Halifax and Canso on the east coast. Developing these major hub ports to serve North America's primary container trade are projects of national and international scope. Achieving this vision requires dedicated national and regional task forces to ensure infrastructure is in place, funding available, and legislative constraints eliminated.International Journal of Maritime Economics (2001) 3, 318–332. doi: 10.1057/palgrave.ijme.9100016

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  • Michael C Ircha, 2001. "Serving Tomorrow's Mega-Size Containerships: The Canadian Solution," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 3(3), pages 318-332, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:marecl:v:3:y:2001:i:3:p:318-332
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    1. Emmanuel Guy, 2003. "Shipping line networks and the integration of South America trades," Maritime Policy & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(3), pages 231-242, July.
    2. Wu, Wei-Ming, 2009. "An approach for measuring the optimal fleet capacity: Evidence from the container shipping lines in Taiwan," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 122(1), pages 118-126, November.
    3. Jiawei Ge & Mo Zhu & Mei Sha & Theo Notteboom & Wenming Shi & Xuefeng Wang, 2021. "Towards 25,000 TEU vessels? A comparative economic analysis of ultra-large containership sizes under different market and operational conditions," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 23(4), pages 587-614, December.
    4. Feng, Hongxiang & Grifoll, Manel & Zheng, Pengjun, 2019. "From a feeder port to a hub port: The evolution pathways, dynamics and perspectives of Ningbo-Zhoushan port (China)," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 21-35.

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