Port selection factors by shipping lines: Different perspectives between trunk liners and feeder service providers

Marine Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 877-885

  Chang, Young Tae ^a   Lee, Sang Yoon ^a   Tongzon, Jose L ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Feeder liners; Port choice; Shipping lines; Trunk liners

Indexed keywords

CARGO HANDLING; PORT OPERATION; SHIPPING; TRANSACTION COST; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EID: 50949091655     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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