Downside of economies of scale

Teamwork: carriers need to look at the bigger picture. Credit: Kees Torn

Global carriers, having a hard time managing their pricing strategies, and therefore their profitability, turned to larger vessel sizes in the search for economies of scale that would lower the slot cost of voyages.

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