Information technology network security risk assessment and management framework for shipping companies

Shipping companies are high-vulnerability information handling organizations (HIHOs). In the past, such companies used exclusively HIHO private communication networks and own satellite resources in order to share and transport sensitive information. In recent years, the ability for the HIHO network users to exploit the advantages of the low-vulnerability information handling organizations' (LIHOs) value added networks, has led to the need for augmentation of the HIHO networks. In the maritime sector, a push-and-pull effect on the need and demand to transfer information onboard and ashore has led many companies to experiment with interconnected HIHO and LIHO open distributed systems and networks, for their ship-to-shore communications. Security then becomes an issue in a domain, onboard-ashore data transmissions, where little information on the level of risk is available. This paper proposes a risk assessment and management framework to assist in countermeasure selection and level of LIHO network use definition. The model is ultimately applicable where information on potential risks and their impact is minimum and simultaneously changeable. The model is connected to a security profile for interconnected HIHO and LIHO open distributed systems and networks.     

非体系航运企业标准化安全制度建设的几点思考

文中针对目前我国非体系航运企业和船舶的基本状况找出了在安全生产过程中存在的主要问题,认为建立健全非体系航运企业安全制度是提高管理水平的关键,运用安全管理体系理念建设非体系航运企业是解决安全生产问题的突破点。     

Green shipping management capability and firm performance in the container shipping industry

This study empirically identifies crucial green shipping management capability and examines its impact on firm performance using survey data collected from container shipping firms, including shipping companies and agencies. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis is performed to identify three critical green shipping management capability dimensions, namely, greener policy, greener ships, and greener suppliers. In this study, firm performance is categorized into environmental performance and financial performance. The results indicate that a greener policy has a direct and positive influence on both the greener ships and the greener suppliers factors. Greener ships and greener suppliers are found to have an indirect and positive influence on financial performance through environmental performance. Accordingly, this study suggests that container shipping managers could focus on organizational green shipping management capability, specifically regarding policies, ships, and suppliers, to improve their environmental and financial performance. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings for container shipping firms have been discussed.     

强化航运公司安全管理体系审核管理之法

安全管理体系的建立对航运安全产生巨大影响。审核管理对航运公司安全管理具有深远意义。针对NSM规则对第三批适用船舶及其公司生效后公司安全管理体系审核管理现状,分析存在的问题,提出完善审核体制机制、整合审核管理资源、优化审核制度设计、强化公司日常监管、实施全面教育培训等对策。     

跨国航运企业财务风险管理

借鉴国内外财务风险管理理论与实践中一些比较成熟的方法,结合我国航运企业财务风险管理的实际情况,对我国跨国航运企业财务风险管理中的资金筹集风险、资金管理风险等相关问题进行研究,并对跨国航运企业财务风险管理的内部环境建设提出建议。     

船舶舵轴及轴承结构摩擦激振建模研究

根据粘着 - 滑动机理和摩擦力 - 相对滑动速度关系的负斜率机理对船舶舵轴及轴承结构的摩擦激振现象进行了物理建模,从理论上分析了摩擦激振现象的产生机理,为进一步研究打下了理论基础.     

船舶舵轴轴承结构摩擦激振仿真分析

为避开有关摩擦激振不一定正确的假设和机理,直接从润滑脂特性数据出发,采用分段插值方法对船舶舵轴轴承结构摩擦激振现象进行仿真研究.计算机模拟并预测了摩擦激振现象,分别从时域和频域分析了各参数对摩擦激振的影响,并建议通过适当增加阻尼、规避振动区域、改善低速性能等方式避免船舶舵轴轴承结构发生摩擦激振或减小摩擦激振的影响,为进一步研究奠定了基础.     

海运自由化趋势下航运企业管理体系探析

随着航运市场自由化步伐的加快,我国航运企业的生存和发展都面临严峻挑战。若想步入国际市场、在超强竞争的市场中立于不败之地,就必须树立强烈的竞争意识,不断进行企业管理创新,加强和完善企业管理,以迎接２１世纪的挑战。     

航运企业运费管理内部控制

为提高运费管理水平,保障运费收入,实现航运企业持续稳定发展,针对航运企业运费管理存在的问题,分析航运企业运费管理内部控制缺失的主要原因,提出运费回收与考核挂钩、优化业务流程、加强制度建设、控制信用风险等内部控制建设措施等建议。     

FFA在航运市场风险管理中的应用

随着国际干散货贸易的繁荣和运价波动性的加大,在过去几年里FFA市场也得到较大发展。分析国际干散货航运市场的不确定性,介绍远期运费协议(FFA)的含义及其在国际干散货航运市场中的发展情况,探讨FFA风险管理的作用,最后,面对航运市场较大的波动性,提出中国船东和租家必须学会利用FFA这一新的工具进行风险管理的建议。     

国有航运企业船员管理策略

社会经济的快速发展提供了丰富的就业渠道,大大增加了船员跳槽的机会和动力。国有航运企业必须积极应对,培养船员,留住船员,稳定职工队伍。结合实际提出个人的心得:促进立法,选对船员,改善工作环境,人性化调配,全方位服务。     

An optimal containership slot allocation for liner shipping revenue management

In the competitive liner shipping market, carriers may utilize revenue management systems to increase profits by using slot allocation and pricing. In this paper, related research on revenue management for transportation industries is reviewed. A conceptual model for liner shipping revenue management (LSRM) is proposed and a slot allocation model is formulated through mathematical programming to maximize freight contribution. We illustrate this slot allocation model with a case study of a Taiwan liner shipping company and the results show the applicability and better performances than the previous allocation used in practice.     

An optimal containership slot allocation for liner shipping revenue management

In the competitive liner shipping market, carriers may utilize revenue management systems to increase profits by using slot allocation and pricing. In this paper, related research on revenue management for transportation industries is reviewed. A conceptual model for liner shipping revenue management (LSRM) is proposed and a slot allocation model is formulated through mathematical programming to maximize freight contribution. We illustrate this slot allocation model with a case study of a Taiwan liner shipping company and the results show the applicability and better performances than the previous allocation used in practice.     

Positional change in the Polish liner shipping market: a framework approach

This paper examines the changing position of Polish Ocean Lines (POL) container shipping activities in the North Atlantic, in the light of social, political and economic changes occurring in Poland. An analysis is made of alternative ways of assessing company position—ranging from the qualitative to the quantitative—and that of a qualitative framework approach is selected. Application of this framework using POL as a case study provides an indication of positional change between 1988 and 1993 reflecting the period of major change in Eastern Europe.     

基于规则向基于风险的航运安全管理方法之变

探索一种超前型的风险预测和管理方法,系统地从整体出发考虑影响安全的各个方面,并在公约和规则的制定过程中反映出来,已成为航运安全管理发展的必然。随着综合安全评估和目标型标准等风险管理理念和方法的运用,风险评估技术在船舶工业和航运业发挥着越来越重要的作用。     

加强航运公司安全管理体系运行的现场管理

文中从建立制度、加强执法人员培训、加强主管机关联系、克服习惯做法、加强现场监督、开展大检查等几个方面阐述加强航运公司安全管理体系运行的现场监督管理工作。     

Cultural diversity, manning strategies and management practices in Greek shipping

The present paper examines the way Greek shipping companies and Greek seafarers perceive culture, and how this affects their approach to crew management and operation of the ships. The analysis focuses on the manning strategies employed by the companies, on the operational problems that might occur on-board, and on any possible disturbance of the relation between the ship, the office at shore and third parties. Finally, a number of management practices which, when implemented, help to overcome these problems is also examined. The research methodology includes a review of the existing literature and interviews conducted by means of questionnaires filled in by crew managers and seafarers. Results show that some of the predominant problems encountered aboard, as far as communication with multicultural crews is concerned, are rooted in cultural and linguistic incompatibility, as well as in inadequate and inappropriate training. Furthermore, crew managers and seafarers lack both a clear perception of culture, and share opinions on the implementation of manning strategies. The present paper concludes that culture management can enhance crew team cohesion, upgrade communication at all levels, and, finally, improve the quality of the working environment, the safety of the workplace and the overall performance of the team.