The role of intermodal transport in port regionalisation

Transport Policy

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 161-172

  Monios, Jason ^a   Wilmsmeier, Gordon ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b División de Desarrollo Sostenible y Asentamientos Humanos de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe   (Chile)

Author keywords

Corridors; Inland terminals; Institutions; Logistics; Planning; Regionalization

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; LOGISTICS; PORT DEVELOPMENT; PORT OPERATION; REGIONALIZATION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 84885052822     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2013.09.010     Document Type: Article

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