Container port efficiency in emerging and more advanced markets

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1030-1042

  Wu, Yen Chun Jim ^a   Goh, Mark ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Container ports; Data envelopment analysis; DEA; Efficiency; Emerging markets

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; CONTAINERS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; PORTS AND HARBORS;

CARGO VOLUME; CONTAINER PORTS; DEA; EMERGING MARKETS; GAINING INSIGHTS; IMPORT AND EXPORTS; PORT EFFICIENCY; PORT OPERATIONS; ROLE MODEL;

EFFICIENCY;

CARGO CONTAINER; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EXPORT; IMPORT; MARKET CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORT OPERATION;

EID: 77954313562     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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