• 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... View Details

Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace; Water Transportation; Transportation

Ricardo Claro

Keywords: Shipping

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

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

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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)

By: F. Warren McFarlan

Teaching Note for 305080. View Details

Keywords: Shipping Industry; China

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McFarlan, F. Warren. "Information Technology at COSCO (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 311-054, September 2010.

• January 2002
• Teaching Note

Ocean Carries TN

By: Erik Stafford

Teaching Note for (9-202-027). View Details

Keywords: Shipping Industry; New York (city, NY); Hong Kong

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Stafford, Erik. "Ocean Carries TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-029, January 2002.

• 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

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Hospitality; Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation; Transportation

• 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

Keywords: Water Transportation; Transportation

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

• 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

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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

Keywords: Management; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Failure; Groups and Teams; Rank and Position; Shipping Industry; United States; Puerto Rico

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Fuller, Joseph B., and Mel Martin. "Into the Raging Sea: Final Voyage of the SS El Faro." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 323-076, March 2023.

• April 2004 (Revised July 2008)
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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

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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

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Greyser, Stephen A., and Robert F Young. "Cunard Line,Ltd.: Managing Integrated Marketing Communications TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 595-028, September 1994.

• 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

Keywords: Reputation; Newspapers; Communication Strategy; Shipping Industry

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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.