RELATIVE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF BLACK SEA CONTAINER TERMINALS

Dünyada yük taşımacılığı en fazla denizyolu ile yapılmaktadır. Denizyolu taşımacılığı içerisinde konteyner taşımacılığının oranı sürekli artış göstermektedir. Diğer denizyolu taşımacılık sistemlerinde olduğu gibi konteyner taşımacılığında da limanlar arasında yoğun bir rekabet vardır. Bu nedenle limanların bu yoğun rekabet ortamında faaliyet gösterebilmeleri için, yapılan işin doğası gereği sadece ulusal değil uluslararası standartlarda iş yapabilmeleri ve uluslararası geçerliliği olan performans göstergelerine sahip olmaları gereklidir. Bu çalışmada; Karadeniz çevresinde konteyner taşımacılığına hizmet veren ve TRACECA programı çerçevesinde Karadeniz'de faaliyet gösteren 5 ülke (Türkiye, Gürcistan, Ukrayna, BulgaristanveRomanya) ve program dışında bulunan Rusya'ya ait toplam 9 konteyner terminali (Novorossisk, Odesa, Varna, Burgaz, Batum, Poti, Ilyichevsk, Köstenceve Trabzon) 2011 yıl göreceli etkinlikleri parametrik olmayan Veri Zarflama Analizi (VZA) uygulaması ile belirlenmiştir. VZA sonuçlarına göre, incelenen terminaller içerisinde Poti ve Novorossisk konteyner terminali göreceli etkin durumdadır. Diğer yandan, en düşük göreceli etkinliğe sahip olan terminal ise Burgaz konteyner terminalidir Most of the world's freight transportation is made by maritime transportation. The proportion of container transportation within maritime transportation shows a constant increase. As it is the case for other maritime transportation systems, also in container transportation there is an intense competition among ports. For that matter, it is essential for the ports to have the internationally acceptable minimum performance indicators and to be capable of performing not only at national, but also at international standards by the nature of the work done, in order to continue operation under such intense competition conditions. In this study, the year performance, 2011 of nine container terminals (Novorossiysk, Odessa, Varna, Burgas, Batumi, Poti, Ilyichevsk, Constanta and Trabzon) belonging to a total of six countries with coastlines to the Black Sea, which is the largest inland sea, as five countries from the TRACECA (Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia) program (Turkey, Georgia, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Romania) and Russia out of the program, have been determined through the application of data envelopment analysis (DEA), as a non-parametric method. According to the results of the study, it has been determined that the Poti and Novorossiysk container terminals have been the efficient terminals. On the other hand, Burgas container terminal has been found out to be the terminal with the lowest performance

Fatal and serious injuries on board merchant cargo ships

Background: Merchant seafaring is one the most dangerous occupation over the world which hosts the physical, ergonomic, chemical, biological, psychological and social elements, which could lead to occupational accidents, injuries and diseases. Therefore, it is a field that should be studied on meticulously and frequently. The aim of this study is to investigate the frequency, circumstances, and causes of occupational accidents on board merchant cargo ships and to identify the risks factors during the daily routine works and dangerous works to be fulfilled

Turkish Telemedical Assistance Service: last four years of activity

Background: Telemedical Assistance Service (TMAS) is very important for seafarers and passengers who are far from full-fledged health services. This study aimed to determine the frequency of using Turkish TMAS by seafarers and other patients and to compare the given services

A Research On Occupational Accidents Aboard Merchant Ships

Introduction: There are numerous diverse papers that have addressed issues within maritime safety; to date there has been no comprehensive review of this literature to aggregate the causal factors within accidents in shipping and surmise current knowledge. Methods: This paper reviewed the literature on safety in three key areas: common themes of accidents, the influence of human error, and interventions to make shipping safer. The review included 20 studies of seafaring across the following areas: fatigue, stress, health, situation awareness, teamwork, decision-making, communication, automation, and safety culture. Results: The review identifies the relative contributions of individual and organizational factors in shipping accidents, and also presents the methodological issues with previous research. Conclusions: The paper concludes that monitoring and modifying the human factors issues presented in this paper could contribute to maritime safety performance. Impact on industry: This review illustrates which human factors issues are prevalent in incidents therefore this gives shipping practitioners a focus for interventions. (c) 2006 National Safety Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved