Planning for competitive port expansion on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard: The case of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 32-41

  Ramos, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Panama canal; Savannah; Savannah harbor expansion project; U.S. port competition

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); FREIGHT TRANSPORT; HARBOR; LOGISTICS; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; PORT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

GEORGIA; PANAMA CANAL; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; SAVANNAH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896355659     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.02.007     Document Type: Article

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