Containerization in maritime transport : contemporary trends and challenges /
"Containerization provides optimization of handling processes in terms of intermodality and efficient cargo handling, and maritime transport, in particular, it provides further optimization of shipping processes in terms of volume and distance. Containerization has become the most significant f...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
2023.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Containerization provides optimization of handling processes in terms of intermodality and efficient cargo handling, and maritime transport, in particular, it provides further optimization of shipping processes in terms of volume and distance. Containerization has become the most significant factor stimulating the development of modern global trade. Containerization in Maritime Transport addresses challenges to maritime transport and containerization, beginning with economic and managerial factors, through organizational, technical, operational, information and IT challenges, and ending with ecological challenges- to lessen the environmental impacts of maritime transport"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 308 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781003330127 1003330126 9781000804263 1000804267 9781000804300 1000804305 |