Commercial shipping is very old–certainly there is evidence of trading ships existing more
than 2500 years before the Christian era. To a very large extent the shipping industry has …

The number of maritime safety regulations is extensive and an essential part of policy
evaluation is to more carefully examine whether maritime safety regulation achieves the …

Due to increasing waterborne transportation in the Gulf of Finland, the risk of a hazardous
accident increases and therefore manifold preventive actions are needed. As a main …

We dealt with an essential issue? we believe? which is Quality vs. Safety in Shipping.
Shipping is not proud for achieving zero defects or accidents, as it should. Efforts in the …

This volume collects the papers presented at the 2005 Annual General Assembly and
Conference of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU), which was held …

This volume reflects the work of the Trans-Tasman Maritime Security Project, which
comprises a group of Australian and New Zealand scholars with backgrounds in …

Traditional shipping, often referred to as 'Pelra', displays unique characteristics in contrast
with conventional ships. This study hypothesizes that the implementation of a Safety …

ABSTRACT The International Safety Management (ISM) Code aims to provide an
international standard for the safe management and operation of ships and pollution …

Treaties between shipping states have a long history, as have attempts to regulate for safety
at sea. However, efforts to establish uniform sea safety regulations only occurred piecemeal …