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Effects of Shipping Mergers

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the area of transportation, there has been a great deal reported on M&As, as they are called, between auto makers (such as DaimlerChrysler) and airlines - such as when American  Airlines took over TWA during 2000. The effects of these mergers have been varied - for example, it is said that with airline mergers, it will be more difficult for  consumers to get good price deals on airline seats because there will be less competition. Mergers and deregulation of the airline industry  is already being felt - even while airlines rush to merge, amenities to passengers are fast decreasing as these airlines scramble to cut costs. For example, passengers can count on  being booked on crowded flights, no matter when they fly out of their cities, and can pretty much count on the fact that they wont be fed, either. Its been  well documented, if not precisely documented by the media, that the decreasing services offered by airlines is being grumbled over by passengers. For the most part, however, passengers dont have  much of a choice when it comes to travel - its either not travel at all or grin and bear it. What  has not been reported on as frequently, however, at least in the mainstream press, has been mergers between shipping lines. Much of the reason for this is likely because maritime  shipping isnt necessarily an every day topic for people (unless they are going on cruises). After all, the majority of people dont regularly go down to a port of call  to send a package to someplace across the ocean. This is in the purview of cargo companies and other types of logistical shippers.