Application of Grey Relational Analysis to Evaluate Port Safety in Keelung Harbor

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (03) ◽  
pp. 206-210
Author(s):  
Hui-Chiao Wang ◽  
Hsuan Shih Lee
Keyword(s):  
Grey Relational Analysis ◽  
Safety Analysis ◽  
Relational Analysis ◽  
Grey Relational ◽  
Port Areas ◽  
Keelung Harbor

The objective of this paper is to devise a port safety analysis in a harbor. In this paper, the Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) is applied to analyze and discuss the marine casualties occurring in Keelung Harbor. GRA is mainly applied to explore the relativity between marine casualties and accident sites. The paper concludes that the coastal and in-port areas are the main accident sites. Fire or explosion and damage to machinery are the main marine casualties. The results will assist in improving port safety in Keelung Harbor.

Navigation Safety Analysis in Taiwanese Ports

2006 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-Ping Liu ◽  
Gin-Shuh Liang ◽  
Yuhling Su ◽  
Ching-Wu Chu
Keyword(s):  
Grey Relational Analysis ◽  
Safety Analysis ◽  
Port Authority ◽  
Relational Analysis ◽  
Marine Accidents ◽  
Grey Relational ◽  
Navigation Safety

Many researchers have studied vessel systems to enhance navigation safety at sea, or analysed the statistics of marine casualties of different flagged vessels as well as the fatalities and injuries in ferry accidents. However, little research has been devoted to port safety and especially navigation safety within Taiwanese territorial waters where over a 10-year period there have been 3428 marine accidents with 548 deaths and 524 vessels sunk. In this paper, we use the Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) to analyse the marine accident records of each of Taiwan's commercial ports from 1992–2003. Then, after interviewing the port authority managers and marine specialists, we discover the concerns felt by these professionals about Taiwanese commercial ports. We provide suggestions to strengthen port navigation safety.

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