THERE ARE NO alongside wharves for ocean-going vessels at Aden, so all cargo handling is done by tugs, lighters, launches and similar vessels. The conditions in which these craft work are quite severe and include shell encrustation, marine plant growth, and turbulent sea-water. Some craft operate both inshore and some miles out where they meet quite heavy seas. Maintenance work and costs are he…
Purpose –This study provides a risk assessment of port-centric threats that may have adverse effects on supply chain continuity from the perspectives of port operators and port users, thereby determining the significance of these threats to supply chain disruptions. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on literature review and reported cases, 19 port-centric disruptive events were identi…
Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the location of regional and international hub ports in liner shipping by proposing a hierarchical hub location problem. Design/methodology/approach – This paper develops a mixed-integer linear programming model for the authors’ proposed problem. Numerical experiments based on a realistic Asia-Europe-Oceania liner shipping network are carried out t…
Purpose – This study aims to develop an assessment methodology using a Bayesian network (BN) to predict the failure probability of oil tanker shipping firms. Design/methodology/approach – This paper proposes a bankruptcy prediction model by applying the hybrid of logistic regression and Bayesian probabilistic networks. Findings – The proposed model shows its potential of contributing to…
The purpose of the IMO model courses is to assist maritime training institutes and their teaching staff in organizing and intoducing new training courses, or in enhanching, updating or supplementing exiting training material where the quality and effectiveness of the training courses may thereby be improved.
This model course is intended to provide the knowledge required to enable personnel without designated security duties in connection with a Ship Security Plan (SSP) to enhance ship security in accordance with the requirements of chapter XI-2 of SOLAS 74 as amended, the ISPS Code, and section A-VI/6-1 of the STCW Code, as amended. Those who successfully complete this course should achieve the re…
The BLCH Guide was developed to provide a basic yet comprehensive and practical guideline, covering all aspects of typical chemical tank terminal activities, from basic design and layout to the ongoing safe and efficient operation, maintenance and management of the facility. View further information at our dedicated website www.chemicalhandling.org
Sea and freshwater ports are a key component of critical infrastructure and essential for maintaining global and domestic economies. In order to effectively secure a dynamic port facility operation, one must understand the business of maritime commerce. Following in the tradition of its bestselling predecessor, Port Security Management, Second Edition continues to supply read…
Policy variables, such as security levels at seaports, affect port efficiency in a non-linear way while other factors affecting efficiency at ports such as a number of berths, the area of port yard, and the number of port labors have linear structural relation. Ensuring a certain level of regulations can increase port efficiency, while an excess of the level may result in the reverse of these g…
In the age of globalization, seaports play a vital role in connecting national supply chains to the global marketplace. Improving port operations has become a priority for many countries. One of the ways to achieve this objective is process reengineering. This paper reviews the IT‐enabled reengineering process at Pusan Port, South Korea. The paper examines the issues and problems leading to p…
The current transition of goverment of the Unitary State of the Indonesian Republic empasizes on an ultimate goal for heading back to be a naurital nation, resulting on the advanced needs of the availability of ports and other supporting facilities. Besides, the safety and security systems in all waterways (shores) bring direct impacts to the stability of national security and economics. Thus, …
Through empirical study of current port selection factors of import and export companies in metropolitan areas trading with China, which are likely to use Gyeong-In Port in the future due to its geographical proximity, the tendency of its use by manufacturing companies in relevant areas is analyzed, and problems and ways to strengthen the competitiveness of Gyeong-In Port are explored. Study re…
Belawan International Container Terminal (BICT) congestion that occurs in the terminal have unfavorable consequences for both the terminal and the environment surrounding of it. The aim of this study is to find out the readiness of customers to use the new system in BICT. A survey was conducted in BICT Medan. The sixty one respondents were participated in this study by responding to a set of qu…