Shipping Industry Chain Enterprises Longitudinal Study

The theory of vertical relationship is always focused by western economist. Theoretically, many economists studied it form varied aspects and formed a series of vertical relationship theory. Practically, many multinational corporations become powerful by vertical expiation. During the past few years, therefore, more and more companies chose out sourcing instead of vertical integration which they chose before.The form of the vertical relationships between enterprises in the shipping industry is also changing constantly. With the development of shipping industry, many enterprises begin to provide logistics services, and try to integrate the whole industrial chain. On the other hand, some enterprises choose to focusing on their main business and stripping other business. Will vertical relations between enterprises in shipping industry change form vertical integration to vertical specialization? What influenced the changing of vertical relationship in shipping industry? How should enterprises in this industry choose their vertical relational acts? These problems should be studied seriously.There are many studies on problems about how to provide logistics services by shipping companies, port business and problems about invest in port by shipping companies. But there is no article analyzed the relations between the enterprises and the change regulation of their behavior from the perspective of the entire industrial chain. This thesis, by reference to the research methodology and research ideas which used to study some other industry and the specificity of the shipping industrial chain, discussed the problems proposed above, and made a conclusion that vertical integration will be the main form in shipping industry in a flew years. The thesis studied about vertical relations between enterprises in shipping industry form a view of the whole chain for the first time. It will not only make companies more clear about their environment but also put forward a framework which can be used by enterprises in the chain to choose their action.This thesis, including five chapters, consists of four parts. In order to make the study target clearer, the first chapter extracts the main bodies in the chain through analyzing the traditional dealing process. Chapter two analyzed some forms of...