An analysis and comparison of multinational officers of the watch in the global maritime labor market

ABSTRACT

Officer of the watch (OOW) is an important part of the maritime labor market. For many years, countries have been improving their development of OOWs for the maritime market, in terms of both quantity and quality. As the supply of qualified OOWs for maritime transportation is such an important issue, shipping companies recruit multinational OOWs for both economic and socio-cultural reasons. This study aims to identify the qualifications of an ideal officer that holds office on commercial ships, and to make a comparison among Filipino, Chinese, Indian, Eastern European and Turkish OOWs. The research takes into account expert opinions of a number of shipping companies that employ multinational seafarers. A Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) technique is applied in this study to assist in the comparison of officers. A number of main and sub-criteria are outlined to determine both positive and negative aspects of OOWs from the selected countries for decision making purposes. This study allows maritime countries to evaluate their maritime education and training policies for selection and assessment of OOWs.     

Risk influencing factors analysis of Arctic maritime transportation systems: a Chinese perspective

Recently, the melting of Arctic sea ice and development of maritime technology are enabling the regular voyages in Arctic waters. However, the Arctic maritime transportation system (AMTS) is a complex and dynamic system with respect to human, technical, environmental and organizational issues. For example, ships operating in Arctic waters suffer severe weather conditions, fully and partially ice-covered waters, and are also difficult to search and rescue in ice-covered Arctic waters due to remoteness from lands. These risk factors will influence the safety and security of ships operating in Arctic waters. For this, this paper identifies potential risk influencing factors (RIFs) for the AMTS from human, technical (ship), environmental and organizational aspects. An analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method is used to analyze the hierarchical relationships and calculate the relative importance of the selected RIFs. Due to the complexity and uncertainty involved in the comprehensive analysis of RIFs for the AMTS, fuzzy sets are incorporated into AHP analysis to represent and treat the epistemic uncertainty. The identified critical RIFs in this study can be used to propose specific guidance for the operations of crews on board, ship owners, and ship managers.     

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Evaluating economic and environmental value of liner vessel sharing along the maritime silk road

The Belt and Road initiative is a novel exploration of China towards strategic collaboration with Eurasia countries to an extent of a larger scale with higher and deeper level of cooperation. To meet the growing global demand of transportation, increasing numbers of liner shipping companies collaborate and form alliances to share vessel capacity and reduce capital costs. Effective liner shipping vessel sharing is essential for the Belt and Road initiative in terms of building efficient maritime transport networks. In promoting environmental development, shipping companies are required to attain higher environmental standards. However, limited literature relates vessel sharing to environmental performance. This paper studies the impacts of liner vessel sharing from the economic and environmental perspectives. Two container allocation models are developed for the two scenarios: with and without vessel sharing. The carbon emissions in transportation are calculated under both scenarios. Numerical studies are carried out using services along the China-Indochina Peninsula Economic (CIPE) Corridor. Liner shipping companies could benefit from vessel sharing in terms of significant profit improvement. Vessel sharing could also benefit the environment by reducing the CO₂ emissions dramatically.     

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基于模糊层次分析方法的船舶绿色度评估体系研究

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威慑心理战战法优选研究

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海事声像档案数字化初探

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海事侵权中的船港关系及其法律适用

从两个方面论述了海事侵权索赔中的船舶所有人或经营人与港口经营人之间的关系及其法律适用问题,一是船舶与港口设施触碰引起的侵权关系,二是在装卸过程中产生的船舶与港口侵权关系。     

浅析海事行政强制中的“代履行”

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加强基层海事处建设的探索

基层海事处作为海事部门行政执法和对外服务的前沿阵地,是海事形象的直接展现和关键所在,是海事事业发展的基础和支撑,基础地位十分重要。结合黑龙江海事局在基层海事处建设中的具体做法和取得的成效,论述了海事基层部门建设的重要性,并结合实际,对加强基层海事处建设进行了有益的探索和思考,提出了自己的观点和看法。     

行政备案在海事管理中的运用

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关于海事行政执法自由裁量权的几点思考

文章论述了海事行政执法自由裁量权的定义、种类和目前行使海事行政执法自由裁量权存在的问题及造成这种问题的原因，提出了正确行使规范海事行政执法自由裁量权的建议。     

海事部门管理沉船打捞问题研究

文中结合沉船打捞海事管理工作实践与经验,系统分析了海事沉船管理存在的问题,并提出相应的对策和建议,以促进海事沉船科学监管。     

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谈谈“行政执法一面旗”与海事文件建设

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博斯普鲁斯海峡海上事故原因探析

博斯普鲁斯海峡是世界上最危险和最繁忙的航道之一,在地理政治学上、战略上和经济上具有重要意义。博斯普鲁斯海峡的海上事故取决于很多因素,包括特殊的地理条件、海洋和天气条件下可见性缺乏、人为错误(领航)、技术无效性,以及海峡交通密度等。通过使用往年的数据对海上事故原因进行研究和分析。     

小议政府海事信息公开——兼评《政府信息公开条例》对海事政务公开影响

现代法治国家发展历程表明，政务公开是是推进依法行政、建设法治政府的基本前提。政务公开同时是现代海事管理理念的体现，文章通过对相关制度及现状的研究，为海事机构适应新形势下政府信息公开工作提出了相应的建议。     

谈谈“行政执法一面旗”与海事文化建设

"行政执法一面旗"建设,强调依法行政,执法为民理念,体现海事行政执法先进性,是社会主义核心价值体系的重要内容,是海事系统践行"三个服务"的重要举措,是海事事业科学发展的重要保证.海事文化是海事系统在长期水上安全监督、改革发展中倡导、积累、筛选、提炼形成的思想方法、价值取向和行为习惯,是海事核心竞争力的核心要素和重要组成部分,代表了海事发展软实力.文中通过探讨"行政执法一面旗"建设和海事文化建设的内在关系,以此加深对"行政执法一面旗"深刻内涵的理解,拓宽海事文化发展思路,促进海事事业又好又快发展.