Comparing maritime containers and semi-trailers in the context of hinterland transport by rail

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 680-688

  Woxenius, Johan ^a   Bergqvist, Rickard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Container shipping; Hinterland transport; Intermodal transport; RoRo shipping; Semi trailer; Short sea shipping

Indexed keywords

CARGO CONTAINER; CARGO HANDLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVENESS; CONTAINER SHIP; LOGISTICS; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; SHIPPING; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79957478624     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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