The impact of terminal handling charges on overall shipping charges: An empirical study

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 703-716

  Fung, Michael K ^a   Cheng, Leonard K ^b   Qiu, Larry D ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Port; Shipping; Terminal handling charges; Transportation

Indexed keywords

COSTS; FERRY TERMINALS; TRANSPORTATION CHARGES;

TERMINAL HANDLING CHARGES (THC);

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

CARGO HANDLING; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; PORT; SHIPPING; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0041302526     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-8564(03)00026-0     Document Type: Article

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