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The environmental costs and economic implications of container shipping on the Northern Sea Route

Shengda ZhuInstitute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7444-7014View further author information
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Xiaowen FuInstitute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;College of Transport & Communications, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, ChinaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1925-046XView further author information
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Adolf K.Y. NgTransport Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada;Department of Supply Chain Management, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CanadaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7869-8328View further author information
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Meifeng LuoDepartment of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ying-En GeCollege of Transport & Communications, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, ChinaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8435-0483View further author information
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Pages 456-477 | Published online: 05 Mar 2018

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