Human activities both depend upon and have consequences on the environment.
Environmental risk assessment (ERA) is a process of estimating the probability and …

Biodiversity is globally recognised as a cornerstone of healthy ecosystems, and biodiversity
conservation is increasingly becoming one of the important aims of environmental …

Safety is an important premise and foundation for the operation of intelligent ships. This
paper introduces a novel scenario analysis framework that employs disaster system theory …

This paper proposes a framework for risk analysis of maritime transportation systems, where
risk analysis is understood as a tool for argumentative decision support. Uncertainty is given …

The risk of a large-scale oil spill remains significant in marine environments as international
maritime transport continues to grow. The environmental as well as the socio-economic …

Effective marine oil spill management (MOSM) is crucial to minimize the catastrophic
impacts of oil spills. MOSM is a complex system affected by various factors, such as …

Marine oil spills pose a significant threat to ocean and coastal ecosystems. In addition to
costs incurred by response activities, an economic burden could be experienced by …

Abstract The paper utilizes Port State Control inspection data for discovering interactions
between the numbers of various types of deficiencies found on ships and between the …

The growing interest for Arctic and Antarctic ship** activities due to the decreasing ice
cover will also increase the risks of accidents on these waters. The design of ships for ice …

This article proposes a methodology for the application of Bayesian networks in conducting
quantitative risk assessment of operations in offshore oil and gas industry. The method …