Heavy weather in European short sea shipping: Its influence on selected routes

Journal of Navigation

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 165-176

  Martínez de Osés, F Xavier ^a   Castells, Marcella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fast ships; Short sea shipping; Significant wave height

Indexed keywords

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NAVAL VESSELS; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

SEVERE WEATHER; SHIPPING; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; WATERWAY TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 37249008585     PISSN: 03734633     EISSN: 14697785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0373463307004468     Document Type: Article

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