Amazon Threat Has Maersk Racing to Stop Clients from Encroaching on Shipping Business – gCaptain

About ten years ago, Wal-Mart was seriously interested in buying into China-USAWC liner services. I believe the high fuel costs discouraged them. For those unfamiliar, a weekly round-trip liner service to/from China may involve a number of ships to maintain the schedule. The revenue/expense of each ship varies for many reasons. Due to marketing/capacity/demand/etc. the ship operator rarely can fill the ship's cargo capacity. So, space is sublet to other shippers. Shipper who participate in the liner service agree to "profit share" among all ships. This is complicated, but it ensures a steady revenue stream. This is how Wal-Mart was going to enter the shipping business. They were thinking about buying a ship to join an liner service. If one ship proved successful, then more ships would be bought.

Looks like a potential job for you sailor...get in on the ground floor with Amazon ship lines.

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