The dry port concept: connecting container seaports with the hinterland

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 338-345

  Roso, Violeta ^a   Woxenius, Johan ^a   Lumsden, Kenth ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Container; Dry port; Hinterland; Intermodal transport; Port

Indexed keywords

CONTAINER TERMINAL; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; PORT OPERATION; SHIPPING;

EID: 67949106691     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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