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REGULATORY WATCH

SPOTLIGHT:

LINERS TRADES

AND ALLIANCES

A LOOK BACK AT A TUMULTUOUS 2016 AND A LITTLE

ADVICE FOR WHAT IS LIKELY TO COME NEXT.

BY WILLIAM P. DOYLE he year 2016 will be known as the beginning of the third generation of ocean carrier vessel sharing alliances and

Tthe most active year in decades for liner-wide consoli- dations. Recapping the past year is a necessary place to start as we look ahead to what could be an interesting year ahead. …the radical change in the operating dynamics of

Basic Historical Facts the liner industry which is driven by high operating “

The ? rst generation of global alliances came about in the cost and rapid changes in global trade patterns is 1980’s and 1990’s. Arguably, the very