Forecasts and reliability analysis of port cargo throughput in Hong Kong

Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 133-144

  Lam, William H K ^a   Ng, Pan L P ^a   Seabrooke, William ^a   Hui, Eddie C M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAINERS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PORTS AND HARBORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

FREIGHT MOVEMENTS; PORT CARGO;

URBAN PLANNING;

CARGO HANDLING; CONTAINER TERMINAL; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; PORT OPERATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 4444374124     PISSN: 07339488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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