Intermodal containerized shipping in foreign trade and regional accessibility advantages

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 530-547

  Thill, Jean Claude ^a   Lim, Hyunwoo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility measure; Freight network; Geographic information system; Intermodalism; International trade

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CONTAINER TERMINAL; CONTAINERIZATION; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; GIS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PORT OPERATION; SHIPPING; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952668299     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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