The International Banana Transport: Can Containers Handle It?: An Economic Analysis of a New Method to Transport Perishable Goods in Bulk from the Producer Via the Ocean to the Consumer |
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Advance | 28 |
2 Evaluation Procedure | 37 |
4 Evaluation of Technological | 78 |
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