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Maritime economics

falling cost per container or tonne as ship size grows at sea, offset by port and handling costs, which set an optimal ship size.

In maritime economics, economies of ship size refers to falling cost per container or tonne as ship size grows at sea, offset by port and handling costs, which set an optimal ship size. This meaning comes from Cullinane (2000) in Journal of Transport Geography.[1]

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Cullinane, K., & Khanna, M. (2000). Economies of scale in large containerships: optimal size and geographical implications. Journal of Transport Geography, 8(3), 181-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0966-6923(00)00010-7

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