A generic systems model for ocean shipping companies in the bulk sector

Transportation Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 56-76

  Lagoudis, I N ^a   Lalwani, C S ^a   Naim, M M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK CARGO; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; SHIPPING;

EID: 1842730999     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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