中国船员投诉处理中心与管理机制建设

针对即将生效的《2006海事劳工公约》的要求,探讨了中国政府在如期履约中将采取的重要举措,即建立中国船员投诉处理中心和创建中心管理机制.针对投诉处理中心运作模式的设计,服务功能模块的建设,投诉热线的长效机制、突发投诉专线应急机制和各种保障机制的创建,人才队伍的营建,内部管理规章制度的制定和联动响应外部协调机制的有效验证等一系列内涵建设进行了全面论述与设计.     

A multi-criteria decision method for the analysis of the Motorways of the Sea: the application to the case of France and Spain on the Atlantic Coast

Despite European Union (EU) political support to identify the most feasible Motorways of the Sea, the final decision can only be made by Private Shipping Companies, which are operators of a unique stretch of the intermodal chain. This paper provides a multi-criteria decision method to identify the most suitable Motorways of the Sea taking into account the competitiveness of whole intermodal routes versus the alternative of road transport from the loader’s perspective. The analysis is carried out assuming a ‘many-to-many’ transport model. Firstly indexes of time and cost were defined and evaluated for every available route in the model in accordance with a multi-criteria decision matrix. Secondly, through a Monte Carlo simulation a sensitivity analysis was carried out in order to evaluate the influence on the results of the forecast assumed to construct the matrix. The results obtained are not only quantitative, but also qualitative. The development of intermodal routes via Motorways of the Sea is especially relevant for the peripheral EU countries. Due to the relevance of the freight flow between France and Spain and the congestion of their connections through the Pyrenees, the method proposed was applied to the analysis of this particular case     

A fuzzy Delphi-AHP-TOPSIS framework to identify barriers in big data analytics adoption: case of maritime organizations

ABSTRACT

Big data analytics has prospered in recent years and has triggered revolutionary changes in various industries. However, its adoption in maritime organizations is relatively lagged and there is no study addressing this phenomenon so far. This paper develops a fuzzy Delphi-AHP-TOPSIS framework to identify barriers in emerging technology adoption. A case study employs this framework to investigate the hurdles for big data analytics to be adopted in the maritime industry. The case study shows that the framework is useful in identifying and ranking barriers. The results unveil the most serious managerial, cultural, and technical barriers that impede the adoption of big data analytics in maritime organizations.     

Panama Canal expansion and its impact on East and Gulf coast ports of U.S.A.

ABSTRACT

This paper focuses on the Panama Canal expansion and its impact on American port infrastructure for the attention of academic researchers in maritime transportation and supply chain management (SCM). First, it provides a comprehensive background based on a review of pertinent practitioner as well as academic publications. This is followed by a summarization of the impact of this expansion on the infrastructure of the major East and Gulf Coast (EGC) ports, since these stand to be the most affected. Then it presents a categorization scheme for these EGC ports that capture their likelihood of attracting the expected increase in cargo traffic engendered by the expansion; this is preliminarily supported by the latest data on growth in container traffic. The policy implications of this categorization are then discussed and the paper ends by identifying key SCM research problems exposed by the above.     

Can clusters be bi-polar? Exploring the case of the Piraeus port–maritime cluster

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Further to being Greece’s biggest port, Piraeus has been a traditional pole of attraction for a plethora of organisations, companies, and institutions engaged in port- and shipping-related activities. Regional development literature has already indicated that the benefits deriving from adjacency and agglomeration economies are maximised when individual entities are organised in forming business clusters. Therefore, the paper critically addresses the existence of theoretical preconditions to a competitive port–maritime cluster formulation in wider Piraeus area. Based on a thorough review of cluster theory, the basic characteristics of clusters are identified to provide the analytical tools for examining the geographical concentration and economic specialisation in Piraeus. Field research in the form of in-depth interviews with leading shipping- and port-related business representatives and institutional bodies and the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data collected revealed that necessary preconditions for successful cluster formulation are met despite the inexistence of a formally recognised cluster. Two distinct poles of economic activity (shipping and port related) are recognised, demonstrating differentiated clustering behaviours and patterns of interaction with other players. The paper concludes with proposals deriving from this dual cluster structure and governance and the need for innovative, differentiated strategies.     

A fuzzy failure mode and effects approach to analyse concentrated inspection campaigns on board ships

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Maritime actions against substandard operations of ships are a great deal of memorandum of understanding (MoUs) under regional basis agreements among port state control (PSC) organisations. Herein, concentrated inspection campaigns (CIC), performed by the different members of MoUs in certain periods, are a monitoring strategy to effectively control the core operational matters encountered in fire-safety systems, propulsion and auxiliary machinery system, lifesaving appliances, working conditions on board ships, etc. This paper proposes a quantified maritime safety analysis based on fuzzy failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to evaluate CIC database of MoUs in order to achieve advance creative solutions. Demonstration studies are performed on the special database on fire-safety system deficiencies. Since the fuzzy FMEA outcomes point out the risk prioritisation numbers and relevant control options, the paper attempts to transform CIC feedback into useful information in terms of enhancing the ship PSC inspection concept (e-PSC inspection). The paper theoretically contributes to safety analysis methods in literature while demonstration of e-PSC inspections offers an insight into maritime industry in safety improvement.     

论海事行政许可裁量基准制度的构建

国务院在2010年发布的《关于加强法治政府建设的意见》中明确提出要建立行政裁量权基准制度,然而实务界却将这一制度狭隘的适用于行政处罚领域。分析认为,海事行政许可裁量基准对于统一海事行政执法标准、避免权力滥用以及提升许可效率具有重要作用。在构建策略上,应当明确基准的制定主体、生成路径以及基本格式和内容,以此为基础,提出了海事行政许可裁量基准的初步方案设计。     

基于博弈论的船舶超载治理分析

文中基于博弈论原理,从海事管理部门和船方两个责任主体利益出发,构建了双方博弈模型,通过模型的求解与均衡分析得到影响主体决策的因素,最后选取治超数据进行计算,得出超载船舶的纳什均衡数值区间     

航海教育战略高度问题的探讨

从战略高度重视航海教育已是时代所必须。航海教育的战略高度,一是海洋强国建设,二是弘扬海洋文明,三是推进海洋资源可持续的开发利用。发展航海教育,必须有其战略高度上的考量,也必须有其策略性的步骤。有战略高度的航海教育,才会有更好的发展策略,进而实现更好的现实发展。     

论航海英语教师的语言学修养

航海英语教学属于专门用途英语教学的范畴,是以语言为中心的理论和实践课程。由于它的本质决定,航海英语教师更加需要了解语言学知识,具备语言学修养,有能力将语言学理论和教学法理论应用于航海英语教学实践,以＂知其然且知其所以然,＂更加得心应手地从事航海英语教学工作。本文从传统语言学、结构主义语言学和社会语言学的角度论述航海英语教师如何从语言学的角度理解和把握语言的本质及其由此而衍生的各类教学方法,并将语言学理论引入航海英语教学实践。