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- 16 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy
with two shipping companies weighing green fuel options such as ammonia, methanol, and hydrogen. We also heard from a transmission system operator (TSO) that is in the process of expanding pipeline infrastructure for a hydrogen future. A...
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Daniel K. Ludwig
Ludwig created the largest shipping company in the United States (the world’s third largest) and one of the world’s biggest private multinational corporations. His operations spanned 23 countries, employed more than 2,000 people, and...
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Transportation
- August 1996 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
J Boats, Inc.
By: Robert L. Simons
During the 20-year evolution of a family-owned, entrepreneurial sailboat company, two founders leverage their design and marketing skills to build one of the most recognized brands in the recreational boating industry. The founder then considers management succession...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Family Business;
Risk Management;
Financial Management;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Brands and Branding;
Competitive Strategy;
Capital Markets;
Valuation;
Shipping Industry;
Shipping Industry
Simons, Robert L. "J Boats, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 197-015, August 1996. (Revised December 1999.)
- 14 Jul 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Nicolas Manes (MBA 2020)
from small- and medium-sized farms and ship it to our warehouses, where we prepare the orders. After the order is prepared, we ship the orders using a decentralized network of drivers to the group buyers,...
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Edgar F. Luckenbach, Jr.
During his tenure, Luckenbach reorganized the company by withdrawing ships from the unprofitable intercoastal trade and re-deploying them on the international charter market. At the same time, he broadened the shore side activities of the...
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Transportation
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
A legacy of social and environmental respect
ultimately brought him to Cambridge for a transformational experience. “It gave me the courage to become an entrepreneur,” he says. In 2010, Parija founded Blue Lines Shipping Group, a highly successful venture that enables him to finance...
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- 1998
- Chapter
Economic Performance, Strategic Position, and Vulnerability to Ecological Pressures among U.S. Interstate Motor Carriers
By: Jack A. Nickerson and Brian S. Silverman
Keywords:
Truck Transportation;
Environmental Management;
Competitive Strategy;
Performance;
Shipping Industry;
United States
Nickerson, Jack A., and Brian S. Silverman. "Economic Performance, Strategic Position, and Vulnerability to Ecological Pressures among U.S. Interstate Motor Carriers." In Disciplinary Roots of Strategic Management Research. Vol. 15, edited by Joel A. C. Baum, 37–61. Advances in Strategic Management. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1998.
- March 2023
- Teaching Plan
Into the Raging Sea: Final Voyage of the SS El Faro
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Mel Martin
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 321-014.
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- April 2004 (Revised July 2008)
- Case
Showdown on the Waterfront: The West Coast Port Dispute (B)
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Dina R. Pradel
New technology underlies a protracted dispute between West Coast longshoremen and their employers. Severe economic consequences lead to government intervention in the dispute.
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Keywords:
Economics;
Negotiation Process;
Business and Government Relations;
Labor and Management Relations;
Conflict and Resolution;
Shipping Industry;
Western United States
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Dina R. Pradel. "Showdown on the Waterfront: The West Coast Port Dispute (B)." Harvard Business School Case 904-067, April 2004. (Revised July 2008.)
- September 1994
- Teaching Note
Cunard Line,Ltd.: Managing Integrated Marketing Communications TN
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Robert F Young
Teaching Note for (9-594-046).
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Shipping Industry
- April 1989
- Case
News and No Comment at Emery Air Freight
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
A reporter from a regional newspaper examines several major news stories that address significant recent developments at Emery Air Freight. His concerns invite discussion of the implications of Emery's apparent "no comment" policy and other factors that can lead to...
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Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. "News and No Comment at Emery Air Freight." Harvard Business School Case 589-104, April 1989.
- 19 Nov 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
E-Santa: Is Retail Ready for Digital Christmas?
Is Amazon's growing retail power capable of breaking the "wheel of retailing" theory? Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive? E-commerce is about to deal severe blows to many familiar store-based brands. How to Use Free View Details
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
strategy—made by Cake's team in response to market feedback. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811041-PDF-ENG Vereinigung Hamburger Schiffsmakler und Schiffsagenten e.V. (VHSS): Valuing Ships Benjamin C. Esty and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
A Safer, Smarter Future for Tech Trash
e-waste accounts for only 2 percent of the trash in American landfills, it is responsible for 70 percent of toxic waste and is the fastest-growing municipal waste stream in the United States. Currently, most e-recycling is done in a very inefficient and hazardous...
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Fall 2016 Reunion Photo Galleries - Alumni
casual surfing. The cost of purchase for photos is based on processing and shipping costs. Harvard Business School does not benefit from the sale of any photographs. Continue to the HBS Alumni SmugMug photo gallery . Find a reunion Choose...
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- 01 Feb 2001
- News
A Miller's Tale
Arthur flour is hailed by famous chefs such as Julia Child and Graham Kerr for its superior quality. Of the company's exacting standards, Sands noted, "A couple of years ago, we shipped back eleven freight cars of flour because it was...
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- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Deals For Sale
department and we agree to move them." In an arrangement with Federal Express, the modems are shipped to a warehouse in Memphis, Tennessee, and inspected. FairMarket then posts a description of the merchandise online for the next...
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Judith A. Ross
- Web
Manuscript Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade
generations of the Heard Family of Ipswich, Massachusetts, constitute the most comprehensive and detailed collection held by Baker Library on the China trade. Engaged in the China trade principally from 1840 to 1877, Heard & Co. records include business correspondence,...
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Site Credits - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
Company , ca. 1907. General File Photograph Collection. War work – Hudson , ca. 1944. Hudson Motor Cars. Automobile Industry Photograph Collection. Ship Charles W. Morgan . General File Photograph Collection. Henry Ford presents new V-8 ,...
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- 01 Jun 2012
- News
A Chapter in US–China Trade Relations
Harvard Business School) Born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1785, Augustine Heard began his career as a seafaring merchant, captaining his first ship at 27. He founded Augustine Heard & Co. in 1840, after living and working in China for a...
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