This study is a comparison of the circumstances which led to the founding, operation, fall and liquidation of Nigeria’s and Ghana’s first national carriers. They emerged as part of the anti-colonial struggles by nationalist leaders in both countries to establish a supportive economic base for the impending flag independence of the heady 1960s in Africa. The carriers exemplify strong waves of economic nationalism. The thesis interrogates the success or otherwise of such policies and aids a pedagogical understanding of typical liquidation processes of failed state-owned shipping lines in the continent and elsewhere. Maritime traders with a focus on West Africa or Africa as well as students of social change and development would find that the study supplies insightful information to understand a thorny subject enmeshed in the politics of newly-independent, poverty-stricken, multi-ethnic societies grappling with the problems of mass illiteracy, lack of social amenities, violent partisan politics and poor human development indices.
The study presents primary and secondary data, inclusive of archival information from London and Liverpool maritime repositories, the interviews of actors who participated in the real-life administration and operation of the carriers until their liquidation bring home the palpable empathy for seafarers, master mariners, engineers or radio officers who sailed to Abidjan, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Takoradi, Tema, Freetown, Warri or Bioco for over forty years aboard the ships of the two carriers and took care of sailor-families in different locales along the Dakar-Luanda range.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- DedicationAcknowledgements
- Preface
- Chapter 1: The Genesis of the Black Star Line and the Nigerian National Shipping Line
- The Decolonization Era: Towards Economic Independence
- The Shipping Industry and African Development
- The Black Star Line
- The Nigerian National Shipping Line
- Chapter 2: Economic Nationalism and Shipping
- The Concept of Economic Nationalism
- The Implementation of Economic Nationalism in Shipping
- The Role of State-Owned Enterprises in African Economic Development
- The Case of the Black Star Line and the Nigerian National Shipping Line
- Chapter 3: The Operational Challenges of the Black Star Line and the Nigerian National Shipping Line
- The Financial Challenges of State-Owned Shipping Lines
- The Technical Challenges of State-Owned Shipping Lines
- The Political Challenges of State-Owned Shipping Lines
- The Global Shipping Industry in the 1960s and 1970s
- Chapter 4: The Decline and Liquidation of the Black Star Line and the Nigerian National Shipping Line
- The Impact of the Oil Boom on the Shipping Industry
- The Global Shipping Industry in the 1980s and 1990s
- The Decline of the Black Star Line and the Nigerian National Shipping Line
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This book delves into the historical context of the Black Star Line (BSL) and the Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL), two prominent state-owned shipping enterprises established in Ghana and Nigeria during the decolonization era. The primary objective is to provide a comparative analysis of the circumstances that led to their founding, operation, decline, and eventual liquidation. This analysis examines the role of economic nationalism in the shipping industry, highlighting the challenges faced by state-owned shipping lines in Africa.
- Economic Nationalism and Shipping
- The Role of State-Owned Enterprises in African Economic Development
- The Operational Challenges of State-Owned Shipping Lines
- The Decline of State-Owned Shipping Lines in Africa
- The Comparative Analysis of the Black Star Line and the Nigerian National Shipping Line
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
Chapter 1 introduces the historical context of the Black Star Line and the Nigerian National Shipping Line, highlighting the era of decolonization and the rise of economic nationalism in Africa. It explores the motivations behind establishing these shipping lines and the role of shipping in the broader context of African development.
Chapter 2 delves into the concept of economic nationalism and its application in the shipping industry. It examines the implementation of economic nationalism in Ghana and Nigeria, exploring the role of state-owned enterprises in African economic development. The chapter analyzes the case of the Black Star Line and the Nigerian National Shipping Line, highlighting their initial successes and the challenges they encountered.
Chapter 3 examines the operational challenges faced by the Black Star Line and the Nigerian National Shipping Line. The chapter focuses on the financial, technical, and political difficulties that state-owned shipping lines encounter. It also explores the broader context of the global shipping industry in the 1960s and 1970s, highlighting the pressures faced by these enterprises.
Chapter 4 investigates the decline and liquidation of the Black Star Line and the Nigerian National Shipping Line. The chapter examines the impact of the oil boom on the shipping industry and the changing landscape of the global shipping market in the 1980s and 1990s. It analyzes the factors that contributed to the decline of these shipping lines, ultimately leading to their liquidation.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
This work explores the key concepts of economic nationalism, state-owned enterprises, shipping industry, African development, decolonization, Black Star Line, Nigerian National Shipping Line, operational challenges, decline, and liquidation.
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- Edmund Chilaka (Autor:in), 2015, The Rise, Fall and Liquidation of Africa's Pioneer Carriers. Nigerian National Shipping Line and Black Star Line, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/508885
