| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 292 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Transport and mobility series
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Transport and mobility series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Economic cycles in maritime shipping and ports : the path to the crisis of 2008 / Gustaaf De Monie, Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Theo Notteboom -- Organizational and geographical ramifications of the 2008-09 financial crisis on the maritime shipping and port industries / Theo Notteboom, Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Gustaaf De Monie -- Carriers' role in opening gateways : experiences from major port regions / Antoine Frémont and Francesco Parola -- Transport and logistics hubs : separating fact from fiction / Elisabeth Gouvernal, Valérie Lavaud-Letilleul and Brian Slack -- Port, corridor, gateway and chain : exploring the geography of advanced maritime producer services / Peter V. Hall, Wouter Jacobs and Hans Koster -- Measuring port performance : lessons from the waterfront / Claude Comtois and Brian Slack -- Key interactions and value drivers towards port users' satisfaction / Athanasios A. Pallis and Thomas K. Vitsounis -- Improving port performance : from serving ships to adding value in supply chains / Anthony Beresford, Su-Han Woo and Stephen Pettit -- Coordination in multi-actor logistics operations : challenges at the port interface / Trevor D. Heaver -- Benchmarking the integration of corridors in international value networks : the study of African cases / Jean-François Pelletier and Yann Alix -- Building value into transport chains : the challenges of multi-goal policies / Emmanuel Guy and Frédéric Lapointe -- Perspectives on integrated container transport : the Canadian example / Robert J. McCalla -- Trade corridors and gateways: an evolving national transportation plan / Michael C. Ircha -- Hinterlands, port regionalisation and extended gateways : the case of Belgium and northern France / Jacques J. Charlier -- Entrepreneurial region and gateway-making in China : a case study of Guangxi / James J. Wang. |
| Summary |
How can the benefits of maritime trade be increased for the companies and institutions directly involved as well as the port city-regions where the transfers take place? Tackling this question, the authors of this volume put into perspective the reality, opportunities and challenges facing seaport gateways and corridors, now and in the future. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Harbors.
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Harbors. |
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Shipping.
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Shipping. |
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Trade routes.
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Trade routes. |
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Infrastructure (Economics)
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Infrastructure (Economics) |
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Business logistics.
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Business logistics. |
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Transportation -- Planning.
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Transportation -- Planning. |
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Transportation geography.
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Transportation geography. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hall, P. V. (Peter V.), 1968-
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McCalla, Robert J.
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Comtois, Claude, 1954-
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Slack, Brian.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Integrating seaports and trade corridors. Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2011 9781409404002 (DLC) 2010028233 (OCoLC)650019303 |
| ISBN |
9781409404019 (electronic book) |
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1409404013 (electronic book) |
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9781409404002 |
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1409404005 |
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