A review of port authority functions: Towards a renaissance?

Maritime Policy and Management

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-270

  Verhoeven, Patrick ^a  

^a European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; LOGISTICS; PORT DEVELOPMENT; PORT OPERATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 77952536730     PISSN: 03088839     EISSN: 14645254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03088831003700645     Document Type: Article

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