Integrating seaports and trade corridors. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Peter Hall [and three others].
• Other Names: Hall, P. V (Peter V.), 1968-; McCalla, Robert J; Comtois, Claude; Slack, Brian
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (310 pages)
• Subjects: 387.5/44; Harbors; Shipping; Trade routes; Infrastructure (Economics); Business logistics; Transportation -- Planning; Transportation geography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317115236; 1317115236
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.