Breakthrough innovations in intermodal freight transport

Transportation Planning and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 335-345

  Bontekoning, Yvonne M ^a   Priemus, Hugo ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barge; Freight transport; Intermodal; Rail; Short sea; Terminal; Transport innovation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; MARKETING;

RADICAL INNOVATIONS; TRANSPORT AUTOMATION;

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

FREIGHT TRANSPORT; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 8744223166     PISSN: 03081060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0308106042000273031     Document Type: Article

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