The global economic downturn has severely affected the car rental market in 2009. The global car rental volume and demand experienced a steep decline as the leisure and business spending remained weak and prices for gasoline faced significant volatility which adversely affected the automotive travel patterns in material ways. Almost all the major industry players reported negative results for 2009.The car rental market is generally categorized...more
The global radiation therapy market has witnessed a double digit growth rate during the last few years. The industry growth was driven by technological advancements which have made radiation therapy more effective, precise and above all commercially viable. Higher cancer incidence and favorable reimbursement policy in the developed countries like U.S., U.K. further helped the industry in achieving double digit growth rate. The U.S. is the...more
The global outdoor advertising sector consists of those advertising agencies which are involved in the promotion of various brands, products and services through the mode of billboard advertising, transit advertising, street furniture advertising, and digital signage. Outdoor advertising is far more effective than other advertising media especially in areas of high footfall as the potential audience is very high compared to indoor advertising mediums. With the increase in high-rise buildings, availability of advertising spaces have significantly increased in office as well as residential spaces, subways, bus lines and shopping malls, thereby providing more opportunities to utilize these spaces for advertising.The outdoor advertising market has outperformed the other modes of advertising as well as the overall advertising market. Billboards account for more than half share of the outdoor advertising budgets. The revenue from outdoor advertising has shown an increasing trend till 2008 after which it declined due to global economic downturn as the advertisers trimmed their spending on advertising. In the coming years, the industry is expected to grow and capture share of advertising...more
In the industry of mobile phones and mobile phone services the most respectable name is Apple. This is due to the reason that since the time Apple brought its first handset in the market, it has been providing the best of the handsets that have absolutely unmatched quality and stylish designs. In its iPhone series there have been many best sellers....more
Car represents class, luxury, status and car represents many more things. There are many specifications and classifications of cars, all of these gives different uses and serving areas. There are even many number of differentiations in the types and models of cars. So, to provide this wider area of car there is need of larger manufacturers and...more
The global shipbuilding industry experienced a rapid decline in new shipbuilding orders in 2009 as backlogs remained high and the global economic downturn adversely affected the demand for new ships or vessels. Since 2004, the shipbuilding industry experienced a 3 year boom in terms of new shipbuilding orders, Thereafter, the recent economic downturn lead to a decline in shipbuilding activity from 2008-2009, however it is anticipated that the shipbuilding activity would grow at a CAGR of 26% for period spanning 2010-2013.The demand for ships may either be incremental or replacement demand. The key factors such as growth in GDP, increase in oil demand, availability of shipping finance and other factors contribute to the demand for ships. The ships can broadly be classified into three major categories- tankers, bulkers and containers, among others. The above given three segments account for two-thirds of the world shipbuilding orderbook as in 2009, followed by other carriers like LNG carriers, LPG carriers and cruise ships, among others.Global market environment in the shipbuilding industry has undergone fundamental changes. The present shipbuilding industry is dominated by Asian...more
Baltimore, MD - StraighterLine (http://www.straighterline[dot]com) announced today that Colorado State University-Global Campus (www.csuglobal[dot]org) has joined StraighterLine's increasingly expanding partner college network....more
Superconductors: Technologies and Global MarketsSuperconductivity is a unique and powerful tool in scientific research that has led to important strides in healthcare such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Other superconducting technologies on the...more
The global escalators and elevators market is dominated by four key players: Otis Elevator Company, Schindler Holding Ltd., ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG and KONE Corporation, which together control a major share of the whole market.The Escalators and...more
In the global coronary stent market, the US market for drug eluting stents is the largest market followed by Japan and China, which are also the largest markets in Asia Pacific. The market for coronary stents is one of the fastest growing markets in...more
The overall production of farmed salmon has shown an increasing trend till 2008, after which the production started declining. The decline can be attributed to Atlantic Salmon as the quantity of Pacific Salmon produced worldwide is expected to have...more
Luckily, previously owned dumbbells usually do not rank well on the list of the top twenty belongings you shouldn't acquire secondhand. So if you are tightening the belt and you're in search for a for an most affordable option on a dumbbell...more