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Upstream transport corridor inefficiencies and the implications for port performance: a case analysis of Mombasa Port and the Northern Corridor

Victor Oyaro GekaraSchool of Business, IT and Logistics and Centre for Sustainable Organisations and Work, RMIT University, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Prem ChhetriSchool of Business, IT and Logistics and Centre for Sustainable Organisations and Work, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Pages 559-573 | Published online: 07 May 2013

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