57). The reason for this turnaround, according to Shen, is the rather rapid return to profitability that the company has seen in its Asia-European shipping routes, and an expected similar return to profits in the Asia-American routs in the coming quarters (2010). As trade once again increases, the new ships will lead to a more modern and more environmentally sound and economically efficient fleet for the Evergreen Group.
The Future of Shipping
The internal analyses of the Evergreen Group are not the only reasons for the company -- and the shipping industry as a whole -- to take heart about future prospects. Current plans underway in the United States to transfer an increasing amount of both domestic and international freight to the nation's waterways, as reported by Roxana Tiron in the recent issue of Sea Power, will not only ease congestion on the country's road- and railways and reduce carbon emissions from shipping, but will also provide new opportunities for growth in the sea-shipping industry that will likely be emulated by other countries (2010, pp. 42-4). In addition to the increase in trade and the return to profitability for many shipping routes noted by Shen (2010), this indicates that the Evergreen Group's decision to expand capabilities and capacity by adding new ships to their fleet could not come at a more opportune time. Especially with the price of raw materials and manufacturing still low due to the global recession (and the cost of capital still fairly...
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