{"title":"Local governance for ecosystem recovery of an urban tidal flat in Masan Bay, Korea","authors":"C. Lee, S. Lee, H. Jeon, W. Chang","doi":"10.1080/25725084.2018.1556235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25725084.2018.1556235","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Since 1970, the Masan Bay and its vicinity have long been the center of national economic growth for Korea. However, the bay and its estuary got drastically polluted due to rapid industrialization and urbanization. The Bongam tidal flat, as a brackish estuary of Masan Bay, is located in the center of Changwon city, and situated near the Changwon industrial complex zone. The Community Advisory Council (CAC) for Masan Bay established since 2005 as a legal organization of local governance for ecosystem recovery. The loading of COD to the tidal flat of Bay mouth through streams gradually was reduced from 2,090 kg/d in 2006 to 432 kg/d in 2016 by the holistic efforts of local governance. The experience of local governance shows the procedure of how they recovered an urban tidal flat, as well as Masan Bay, and how stakeholders participated and worked together. The lessons learned include the relevance and impacts of coordination mechanisms in conflict resolution even though there was rivalry, competition, and different constituency expectations among stakeholders. In this case study, we also illustrate how the CAC could facilitate stronger cooperation and coordination with relevant agencies at the national and local levels.","PeriodicalId":261809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114509525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhe Xiao, Xiuju FU, Liye Zhang, Wanbing Zhang, Manu Agarwal, R. Goh
{"title":"MarineMAS: A multi-agent framework to aid design, modelling, and evaluation of autonomous shipping systems","authors":"Zhe Xiao, Xiuju FU, Liye Zhang, Wanbing Zhang, Manu Agarwal, R. Goh","doi":"10.1080/25725084.2019.1569318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25725084.2019.1569318","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Autonomous shipping brings a great opportunity to improve the maritime traffic safety, reliability, and to reduce the cost, whose prototypes are expected to be industrialized in coming years. Current studies and projects focus on proof development of autonomous vessels, evaluation of autonomous vessel safety, and formulation of guidance for autonomous shipping paradigm. In system level, autonomous shipping is anticipated to realize advanced intelligence and autonomy in terms of planning, situation awareness and shipping safety, decision-making, etc. In this study, being aligned with the aforementioned aspects, a multi-agent system (MAS) framework, called “MarineMAS,” is proposed to aid the autonomous shipping modelling and evaluation. We emphasize the design perspective that especially focuses on critical knowledge transfer to make transition towards autonomous shipping, the core components to achieve system intelligence, and the potential technological set and experience gained to support efficient MAS modelling. A prototype system has been implemented from scratch to demonstrate the key features of the proposed MarineMAS framework. Through characterizing the multi-agent definitions and incorporating the corresponding evaluation logics, MarineMAS can be further developed and applied for various applications in autonomous shipping evaluation and management scenarios.","PeriodicalId":261809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127203362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Calculation of the deviation coefficients for marine magnetic compass","authors":"V. Nguyen","doi":"10.1080/25725084.2019.1569336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25725084.2019.1569336","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Deviation coefficients of magnetic compass are a basis to determine the compass deviation as well as to establish the table for compass deviation which is considered as technical certificate for magnetic compass equipped on board the ship. Normally, magnetic compass correction expert needs to observe the deviation values in main course of compass and then insert them into deviation equation system for obtaining the deviation coefficients. In the existing method, the special courses for requirement are on eight main directions such as (N, S, E, W, NE, SE, SW, and NW). These special courses and respective deviations are replaced into the deviation equation to obtain eight equations. Then, by expanding the equations, the deviation coefficients are found out. However, this method has some drawbacks: The observed courses are special ones; the solution of equation is impossible if the number of observation is less than eight. In this paper, the author suggests a new method to calculate the deviation coefficients of compass quickly by observing the compass’s deviation in any course. This method is easy to carry out and without requirement of deviation observation on special courses.","PeriodicalId":261809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping","volume":"128 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128165951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The estimation of regional oil recovery capacity based on marine oil spill response scenario in Vietnam","authors":"P. V. Hung, Kwang-Soo Kim","doi":"10.1080/25725084.2018.1562512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25725084.2018.1562512","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The oil spill recovery capacity-OSRC plays a vital role in setting up national or regional response capability to combat the big risk of marine oil spills from oil transportation activities around Vietnam. However, in preparedness for marine oil spills, it is not known how much the amount of OSRC Vietnam should have. In this study, the criteria of marine developed countries for the establishment of marine OSRC are reviewed, and Vietnamese current conditions based on oil transportation and offshore activities are examined. In addition, Vietnamese marine oil spill recovery scenario is created, and therefrom Vietnamese regional oil spill recovery demand-OSRD and regional OSRC are estimated quantitatively through the calculations with the main factors such as the maximum amount of oil spill, the percentage of oil quantity remaining on water, emulsification factor, mobilization factor, total nominal throughput rate of all oil recovery devices. This contribution is necessary to improve and reinforce the areal, regional, and national OSRCs or aOSRCs in conformity with the corresponding areal, regional, and national OSRDs or aOSRDs in Vietnam and to balance properly the allocations of OSRCs or aOSRCs by area, by region, and nationwide in Vietnam, on the basis of the scientific and quantitative estimation results.","PeriodicalId":261809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133206253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Numerical simulation of container ship in oblique winds to develop a wind resistance model based on statistical data","authors":"Hamed Majidian, F. Azarsina","doi":"10.1080/25725084.2018.1564471","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25725084.2018.1564471","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The forces that wind exerts on a merchant ship, especially for a container ship that carries high stacks of cargo on board, can be very large; therefore, more accurate simulations than presently available in the literature on the aerodynamics of a container ship are necessary for a safe and efficient shipping. This research tries to demonstrate a newer level of accuracy in capturing the aerodynamic properties of a typical full-stack container ship. Simulations setup was verified against US National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) test data for the Akron airship. These are unique data that can verify the accuracy of the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) prediction for pressure distributions over a three-dimensional (3D) object in nonzero wind angles. The numerical simulations of the container ship, which have been performed by ANSYS-CFX™, focus on wind angles of attack (AOAs) up to 40°, obtained from a voyage data record of a container ship throughout a rather long voyage. A regression equation for air resistance is derived within this range, and a set of voyage data for wind speed and directions is also analyzed to check the applicability of the results. Innovative features of air–sea interface modeling have been included in this report.","PeriodicalId":261809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126915777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Protracted maritime boundary disputes and maritime laws","authors":"M. Hasan, He Jian, M. Alam, Azam Chowdhury","doi":"10.1080/25725084.2018.1564184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25725084.2018.1564184","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper concentrates on the protracted maritime boundary dispute with concern maritime laws. Maritime boundary dispute is a much-talked issue in the international legal arena. The countries are now becoming very much concerned with their maritime boundary for exploring and exploiting both its mineral and its food resources. But maritime boundary disputes are the barrier to use marine resources for coastal countries. So, the defined maritime boundary is necessary for every coastal state to use their maritime zones. The disputes also destroy the political harmony in international relation. Hence, the rapid settlement of maritime boundary dispute is of key importance for a peaceful coexistence of coastal states. Unfortunately, most of the disputes are delayed to be settled. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is the prime international instrument which deals with the procedures of maritime boundary delimitation. This paper attempts to discuss the protracted maritime boundary disputes and maritime laws. Many of the concepts discussed in this paper can serve as guidelines for other countries that share coastlines.","PeriodicalId":261809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping","volume":"10 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127425022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a new tool for objective risk assessment and comparative analysis at coastal waters","authors":"Inchul Kim, Hong-hoon Lee, D. Lee","doi":"10.1080/25725084.2018.1562511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25725084.2018.1562511","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) introduced maritime traffic risk assessment models such as Waterway Risk Assessment Program and Ports and Waterway Safety Assessment for being used in ports and approaches. Having said that, its effectiveness was not fully verified at coastal waters yet. According to statistics, most accidents occurred at coast by human factor. It needs to develop a new tool for coast considering human factor. For that reason, this study aimed at developing a new coastal model. Common risk factors of the risk assessment models from three maritime states were identified by data availability at coastal waters, and risk incidences drawn by quantitative data and risk weight by qualitative survey were calculated for the indexed factors. The newly developed model, Numerical Risk Assessment Model for Coast (NURI-C), successfully indicated conspicuous risks in an area and the risk level of each target water for comparative analysis. Therefore, it could be utilized for identifying which area is more dangerous along the coast and which risk factor in an area needs first care. NURI-C might be useful not only for safe navigation but also for efficient distribution of limited available resources to coastal safety.","PeriodicalId":261809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping","volume":"228 10","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120878934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determinants to the implementation of corporate social responsibility in the maritime industry: a quantitative study","authors":"Ioannis Fasoulis, R. Kurt","doi":"10.1080/25725084.2018.1563320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25725084.2018.1563320","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has evolved to a leading subject for both academic research and management practice. Although several standpoints exist to approach theoretical and practical implementation issues, however, CSR is, mostly, perceived as a managerial tactic that integrates and deals with sustainability challenge. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has already attempted to align its policy with United Nation’s (UN’s) latest sustainability mandates and, specifically, with UN's 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. In that respect, the Organization has committed itself to establish a sustainable maritime transportation system by founding sustainability initiatives in a wider CSR framework. Further to a study carried out to 50 tanker and dry bulk maritime companies, the aim of this study is to investigate and discuss restricting factors and driving forces associated with the implementation of CSR in shipping. Chi-square independence test and contingency coefficient statistical measures are employed to test formulated hypotheses. Findings imply that lack of training and appreciation of long-term benefits that CSR can bring to an organization constitutes a significant discouraging factor to CSR engagement. In terms of CSR drivers, increased trust and improved company's image and relationships with key stakeholders represent a key motivating factor to CSR implementation.","PeriodicalId":261809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping","volume":"380 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126727036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Distribution of oil spill response capability through considering probable incident, environmental sensitivity and geographical weather in Vietnamese waters","authors":"P. V. Hung, Kwang-Soo Kim, Le Quoc Tien, N. Cuong","doi":"10.1080/25725084.2018.1511240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25725084.2018.1511240","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Various occurrences of marine incidental oil spills in the Vietnamese waters require effective high response system. The probability of oil spill, environmental sensitivity, and geographical weather conditions were simultaneously considered to calculate the distribution of the oil spill response capability (OSRC). In this contribution, 13 important factors (3 priority protected areas, marine traffic, max. amount spill, industrial installation, offshore activities, historical spill, distance to spill, sea state, tidal current, visibility and sea-water temperature) of 8 oil spill response (OSR) areas were investigated and calculated by using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (Fuzzy AHP). The results were reflected the highest OSRC in Vung Tau area, peaking about 1,457 tons of the amount of Vietnam national marine OSRC. The study suggested the new scientific platform for the distribution of areal OSRCs to mitigate the damage of future marine incidental oil spills to marine ecosystems, coastal resources, humans, and socio-economy.","PeriodicalId":261809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129387509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Robin Konrad, R. Seibt, M. Weinlich, Melissa B. Blau
{"title":"Medical treatment rates on shore for crew members of cruise ships","authors":"Robin Konrad, R. Seibt, M. Weinlich, Melissa B. Blau","doi":"10.1080/25725084.2018.1504469","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25725084.2018.1504469","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background: The human resources required on large cruise ships can only be secured with crew members from different countries of origin with different health statuses. Method: The present secondary data analysis is to determine whether there is an increased frequency of treatment for crew members for certain diseases or injuries, or a difference in the frequency of treatment for certain groups and/or countries of origin; whether an increased use of dental procedures could be confirmed, and their average costs. The data were collected over six months in 2015 from a major cruise ship company. Results: There were 1,627 treatments for 1,026 crew members. The illness and injury rates were significantly different both in the occupational groups (p < .001) as well as the countries of origin (p = .004). It was confirmed that dental procedures were most frequent (n = 915 cases), in particular for Asian crew members; in contrast to Germans they had a 1.6-fold higher chance of dental procedures.Conclusions: A mixed calculation for dental and jaw treatments for the crew members and the expected passenger treatments would justify the employment of a dentist on the ship. However, medical follow-up costs for crew members on board could be minimised by a previous thorough assessment of their state of health.","PeriodicalId":261809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129105474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}