Recent developments in the European Union political agenda, particularly with respect to the role ports that will play in the next decade, emphasise the need for a total re-assessment of the policies pursued by the relevant authorities. A variety of fairly rapid changes, coupled with important...

In recent years, rapid acquisition of information and, subsequently, data sets has taken place making, thus, necessary the use of statistical software in many scientific and professional fields. However, not all users of statistical software have the prerequisite statistical background in order...