Title :
Perceiving tomorrow´s marine shipping spill risk
Author_Institution :
Det Norske Veritas, Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
Changes in ship design and construction mark advancement in the maritime industry. Also, continuous developments in regulatory efforts identify the need to manage and ensure the advancement in design parameters is a step forward - toward a future which remembers marine shipping´s disastrous, historical events. The goal of this paper is to outline a method of quantifying marine shipping spill risk based on historical data, as well as, exploring the driving forces of marine shipping spill risk of the future.
Keywords :
continuous improvement; design engineering; marine accidents; marine engineering; marine safety; risk analysis; shipbuilding industry; continuous developments; driving forces; marine shipping spill risk; maritime industry; ship design; Marine accidents; Marine vehicles; Petroleum; Pollution; Risk management; Safety;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2010
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4332-1
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2010.5663938
