Empty container repositioning in liner shipping

Maritime Policy and Management

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-307

  Song, Dong Ping ^a   Carter, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGESTION; CONTAINER SHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FUEL CONSUMPTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHIPPING; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 74849116201     PISSN: 03088839     EISSN: 14645254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03088830903056934     Document Type: Article

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