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Thinking outside the box: TCC eyes new budget approach
Low-cost airlineshave revolutionised passenger aviationin recent years. Marcus Hand examines whether the same concept could be exported to container shipping Industry sources expect TCC to use a direct port-to-port model connecting port pairs that most carriers do not provide direct calls between
Marcus Hand, Singapore - Wednesday 14 October 2009
POSITIVE headlines about box shipping over the last 12 months have been very few and far between. The sector is suffering from what is widely acknowledged as the worst crisis since its inception over 40 years ago.
The situation can be broadly summarised as a combination of a huge oversupply of tonnage combined with an economic meltdown that has se...
