The ostensible tension between competition and cooperation in ports: a case study on intra-port competition and inter-organizational relations in the Rotterdam container handling sector

Abstract Strategic alliances in the container shipping sector, and requirements imposed by consolidated hinterland modalities such as trains and barges, have resulted in container terminals facing increasing pressures to cooperate to handle increasingly intertwined container flows. However, concessi...

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Main Authors: R. B. Castelein, H. Geerlings, J. H. R. Van Duin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Shipping and Trade
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41072-019-0046-5