A grouping analysis for the similarity of ship fleet composition among leading container carriers

Journal of Marine Science and Technology (Taiwan)

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 554-564

  Lu, Hua An ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Fleet composition; Scatter analysis

Indexed keywords

CONTAINER CARRIERS; FLEET COMPOSITION; LINER SHIPPING; MEDIUM SIZE; SCATTER ANALYSIS; SERVICE NETWORK; SERVICE SCOPE; SHIP CAPACITY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELEMENTS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; SHIPS;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

EID: 84872301589     PISSN: 10232796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6119/JMST-011-0512-1     Document Type: Article

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