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Port Economics, Management and Policy

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Comparison Between Bulk and Containerized Commodity Transportation

Comparison Between Bulk and Containerized Commodity Transportation

Despite appearing to be very different modes of shipping, there is an emerging complementarity between bulk and containerized shipping.

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CONTENTS ‣ VI. CONTAINER PORTS ‣ Chapter 6.3 – Containers: The Containerization of Commodities ‣ Comparison Between Bulk and Containerized Commodity Transportation
Port Economics, Management and Policy
Theo Notteboom, Athanasios Pallis and Jean-Paul Rodrigue (2026) Port Economics, Management and Policy, 2nd Edition, New York: Routledge, 820 pages / 232 illustrations. ISBN 9781032955339.

doi.org/10.4324/9781003585367

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Contents

  • I. PORTS & SHIPPING NETWORKS
  • II. PORTS & HINTERLAND NETWORKS
  • III. PORTS IN TRANSITION
  • IV. PORT TERMINALS
  • V. BULK & BREAKBULK PORTS
  • VI. CONTAINER PORTS
  • VII. PASSENGER PORTS
  • VIII. PORT GOVERNANCE
  • IX. PORT COMPETITION
  • X. PORT PERFORMANCE
  • XI. PORT POLICIES & DEVELOPMENT
  • XII. CASE STUDIES

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