Strategies of terminal operating companies in changing environments

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 423-434

  de Langen, P W ^a   Chouly, A ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Innovations; Ports; Strategies; Terminal operating companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949411156     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13675560902775725     Document Type: Article

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