Synchro-Modality and Slow Steaming: New Business Perspectives in Freight Transportation
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Synchro-Modality and Slow Steaming: New Business Perspectives in Freight Transportation
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عنوان ژورنال: Sustainability
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2071-1050
DOI: 10.3390/su9101843