The Buy or Lease Decision: An Enhanced Theoretical Model Based on Empirical Analyses with Implications for the Container Financing Decision of Shipping Lines

About 40% of the shipping containers worldwide are leased, while 60% are owned by shipping lines.This book analyzes the motivations behind the buy or lease decision generally, as well as special aspects in container shipping. Based on the status of research, the author performs new macro- and microeconomic regression analyses to identify variables affecting these decisions. A shipping line survey provides further detailed insights. Notably, the author presents an enhanced model for the evaluation of the buy or lease decision that integrates financial, logistical and macroeconomic variables into the analysis. This book enables both shipping lines and container leasing firms to optimize their decisions.The Buy or Lease Decision: An Enhanced Theoretical Model Based on Empirical Analyses with Implications for the Container Financing Decision of Shipping Lines 1st Edition is written by Michael Wehrheim and published by Peter Lang Gmb H, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. ISBNs for The Buy or Lease Decision are 9783653008791, 3653008794 and the print ISBNs are 9783631615935, 3631615930.