Shipboard safety: exploring organizational and regulatory factors

ABSTRACT

How vessel crews perceive safety on board (shipboard safety) is a useful indication for the general safety level. In this study a theoretical model was explored, involving factors that could possibly influence shipboard safety. Based on a survey questionnaire (n = 244), safety climate, shipowner efficiency demands and regulatory activities were investigated as influencing factors. Structural equation modelling gave support to the theoretical model and the findings illustrate that simultaneous involvement of various levels of the maritime system (crews, shipowners, regulators) can be effective for safety improvements. The study indicates that shipboard safety is affected by actions and prioritization by external actors through safety climate. It suggests that the maritime industry will profit from monitoring safety climate as part of the ongoing risk considerations, as a supplement to reactive parameters such as accident statistics.     

定期租船合同下出租人风险分析

定期租船合同是船舶租用合同的一种,也是运输合同的一种。本文作者从签单的风险、无单放货的风险及船舶被扣押的风险三方面对定期租船合同下出租人的风险进行分析,并对相关规定加以介绍。     

船东风险评估及实证研究

船东风险是造船企业面临的主要风险之一.船东风险持续时间长、发生的后果对造船企业造成的损失大,并且由于受航运市场波动的影响,具有很大的不确定性,因此船东风险评估成为造船企业风险决策的重要依据.在建立船东主要风险体系的基础上,应用模糊层次分析法建立船东风险评估模型,通过调研我国某家厂的国外船东A,应用建立的船东风险评估模型对其进行风险评估,并对该船东的风险进行了分析.基于模糊层次分析的船东风险评估模型,将对船东风险的模糊判断转化成风险数值,以直观的形式将船东风险及影响船东风险内外部特征的评估值呈现出来,为船厂对船东风险分析与接单决策提供技术支持,具有普遍意义.     

透视租船市场,谨防租船运输下的海运欺诈

海运欺诈由来已久,它与海洋冒险活动、海上运输和国际贸易相伴相随,几乎同样古老。如今,海运欺诈已经成为国际贸易的主要障碍之一。本文针对租船运输下的海运欺诈试做简要分析,以寻求防范此类海运欺诈的对策。     

“弃船潮”下船厂如何应对弃船风险及防范措施——乳山弃船案和西霞口弃船案的启示

金融危机下,航运市场陷入低迷时期,高峰时期的订单在船东手中成了烫手山芋,弃船事件频发。我国造船业规模虽然位居世界前列,但在国外船东的弃船事件中处于弱势被动地位。＂弃船潮＂给我国造船企业带来严重的经济损失。如何防范弃船事件的发生并采取相应防范措施,本文将进行深入的探讨分析。