Slow steaming impacts on ocean carriers and shippers

Maritime Economics and Logistics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 151-171

  Maloni, Michael ^a   Paul, Jomon Aliyas ^a   Gligor, David M ^b  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; International logistics; Ocean freight; Simulation; Slow steaming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877040315     PISSN: 14792931     EISSN: 1479294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/mel.2013.2     Document Type: Article

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