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Ship Management: Contemporary Developments and Implications

Article  in  Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics · August 2013


DOI: 10.1016/j.ajsl.2013.08.006

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The Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics Volume 29 Number 2 August 2013
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