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  1. Department of Global Studies and Geography, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA

    Jean-Paul Rodrigue

  2. Institute of Transport and Maritime Management, University of Antwerp, Keizerstraat 64, B-2000, Antwerp, Belgium

    Theo Notteboom

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Rodrigue, JP., Notteboom, T. The geography of containerization: half a century of revolution, adaptation and diffusion. GeoJournal 74, 1–5 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-008-9210-4

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