Maritime Transportation: Drivers for the Shipping and Port Industries
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چکیده
Maritime transport is composed of the maritime shipping and the ports dimensions. Areas of focus include establishing a vision for the future of maritime transport; identifying the innovative technologies, business models and policies that will drive change; overcoming barriers to innovation; and establishing governance structures at the global and national levels to foster the innovations that our societies will need for a more sustainable and better performing future transport system.
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