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- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Batteries Included
Illustration by Klaus Kremmerz Supply-chain shortages put container shipping in the headlines during the pandemic, with images of vessels languishing in line at major ports worldwide. It made visible what Steven Henderson (MBA 2016), CEO and cofounder of Fleetzero,... View Details
James C. Wallace
Wallace embarked on a massive renovation of American Ship Building – establishing a foundation for building ships with expanded carrying capacity. Under his leadership, American View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- August 2000
- Case
Incat
Incat is a cutting-edge manufacturer of high-speed aluminum catamaran ferries. The company has been an entrepreneurial success story, growing to be the largest private employer in its home state of Tasmania, Australia. By 2000, Robert Clifford, the company's dynamic... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Deep Discovery
The British luxury liner RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine on its New York-to-Liverpool run in 1915. The ship sank in 300 feet of water off the coast of Ireland; 1,198 (including 128 Americans) of 1,959 passengers and crew... View Details
Andrew J. Higgins
Higgins originally formed his business to build motorboats, tugs and barges for lumberman and oil drillers traversing the waters of the Mississippi delta region. His innovative ship designs, which were effective in very shallow water,... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Malcolm P. McLean
McLean revolutionized the centuries-old shipping industry by developing the first safe, reliable, and cost-effective approach to transporting containerized cargo. By pioneering containerized shipping, McLean soon dominated the View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- November 2011 (Revised June 2015)
- Case
COSCO: Implementing Sustainability
By: Christopher Marquis, Juelin Yin and Dongning Yang
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Shipping Industry
Marquis, Christopher, Juelin Yin, and Dongning Yang. "COSCO: Implementing Sustainability." Harvard Business School Case 412-081, November 2011. (Revised June 2015.)
- September 2010
- Teaching Note
Information Technology at COSCO (TN)
Teaching Note for 305080. View Details
- January 2002
- Teaching Note
Ocean Carries TN
By: Erik Stafford
Teaching Note for (9-202-027). View Details
- April 2004 (Revised July 2008)
- Case
Showdown on the Waterfront: The West Coast Port Dispute (A)
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. View Details
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 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 904-045, April 2004. (Revised July 2008.)
- April 2003 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Celebrity Cruises, Inc.: A Taste of Luxury
By: Frances X. Frei, Corey B. Hajim and Christian Hempell
Describes the complex operations of the cruise industry. Positioned between luxury cruise lines and mass market lines, Celebrity struggles to find ways to create customer loyalty and increase profitability. View Details
Frei, Frances X., Corey B. Hajim, and Christian Hempell. "Celebrity Cruises, Inc.: A Taste of Luxury." Harvard Business School Case 603-096, April 2003. (Revised September 2005.)
- October 2002 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
United Parcel Service's IPO
By: Paul M. Healy, Brett Laschinger and Ajay Shroff
Examines the valuation of United Parcel Service (UPS) at the time of its IPO in mid-1999. Offers students the opportunity to assess UPS's current performance relative to its major competitor, Federal Express (FedEx), and to judge whether that performance is... View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Valuation; Performance Evaluation; Competition; Shipping Industry; Georgia (state, US)
Healy, Paul M., Brett Laschinger, and Ajay Shroff. "United Parcel Service's IPO." Harvard Business School Case 103-015, October 2002. (Revised October 2005.)
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Jan Swartz (MBA 1996)
cruise-director cheeriness. "It's a 24/7 business, with ships sailing every day, everywhere in the world," Swartz says by phone from her office in Valencia, California. "Our ships are small cities." Time on... View Details
- 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. View Details
- 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. View Details
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). View Details
Keywords: 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... View Details
Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. "News and No Comment at Emery Air Freight." Harvard Business School Case 589-104, April 1989.
- December 2019 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
The Dutch East India Company in 1612 (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci
The Dutch East India Company’s board of directors must decide what to do about an impending legal requirement to liquidate the company’s assets and return to shareholders their capital and any profits earned during a ten-year lock-up period. The charter granted to the... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Globalized Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Laws and Statutes; Financial Markets; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business History; Shipping Industry; Netherlands
Paine, Lynn S., and Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci. "The Dutch East India Company in 1612 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 320-047, December 2019. (Revised June 2024.)