Inter-firm relationships and shipping services: The case of car carriers and automobile importers to the United States

Maritime Policy and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-295

  Hall, Peter V ^a   Olivier, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHIPPING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24744438641     PISSN: 03088839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03088830500139836     Document Type: Article

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