Competition in ship handling: A study of market turbulence in north european harbour towage

Maritime Policy and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 267-281

  Atkin, Rod ^a   Rowlinson, Merv ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; MARKET CONDITIONS; PORT; SHIPPING;

(NORTH); EUROPE;

EID: 0033811734     PISSN: 03088839     EISSN: 14645254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030888300411103     Document Type: Article

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