Shipping and Globalization in the Post-War Era

Niels P. Petersson is Professor of History at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. His research interests are in global and transnational history, including the history of business and trade, the shipping industry, Empire, and labour.Stig Tenold is Professor of Economic History at the Department of Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics. His main research has been within the field of contemporary maritime history, both from an economic history and from a business history angle.Nicholas J. White is Professor of Imperial and Commonwealth History at Liverpool John Moores University. His main research interests are in the history of decolonization (particularly in Southeast Asia) and international business (with a focus recently upon ocean-going shipping).

• ​1. Shipping and globalization in the post-war era: Contexts, companies, connections- Niels P. Petersson, Stig Tenold and Nicholas J. White.-   Part I: Contexts.- 2. The declining role of Western Europe in shipping and shipbuilding, 1900—2000- Stig Tenold.- 3. The emergence and evolution of governance mechanisms in the post-war world- Katharina Reiling.- 4. Thinking Outside ‘The Box’: Decolonization and Containerization- Nicholas J. White.- Part II: Companies.- 5. ‘Containerization in Globalization’: A Case Study of How Maersk Line Became a Transnational Company.- Henrik Sornn-Friese.- 6. East Asiatic Company’s difficult experiences with containerization.- Martin Jes Iversen.- 7. Shipping as a knowledge industry: Research and strategic planning at Ocean Group- Niels P Petersson.- Part III: Connections.- 8. The role of Greek shipowners in the revival of Northern European shipyards in the 1950s.- Gelina Harlaftis and Christos Tsakas.- 9. Regional, yet global – the lifecycle of overnight ferry shipping- René Taudal Poulsen.- 10. Conclusion: Shipping and globalization in the post-war era- Niels P Petersson, Stig Tenold and Nicholas J. White.