The geography of maritime transportation: space as a perspective in maritime transport research

Maritime Policy and Management

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-132

  Ng, Adolf K Y ^a   Wilmsmeier, Gordon ^b,c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Chief of the Financing for Development   (Chile)

^c EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84858188126     PISSN: 03088839     EISSN: 14645254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2012.652504     Document Type: Editorial

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