Investigation of Risk Factors Influencing the Safety of Maritime Containers Supply Chain: In the Period of the Pandemic
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Published:2023-05-30
Issue:11
Volume:15
Page:8803
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ISSN:2071-1050
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Container-title:Sustainability
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Sustainability
Author:
Ilyas Muhammad1,
Jin Zhihong1ORCID,
Ullah Irfan12ORCID,
Jafri Abbas Agha3
Affiliation:
1. Transportation Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
2. Department of Business and Administration, ILMA University, Karachi 75190, Pakistan
3. Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, Kolkata 700135, India
Abstract
Maritime security is facing many challenges due to war conflicts, geopolitics, sanctions, and pandemics. The supply chain for maritime containers has faced considerable obstacles as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Numerous factors, such as port closures, travel restrictions, and a decreased workforce, have impacted the supply chain. The risk of cargo theft, piracy, and other security events has increased as a result of these difficulties. Therefore, it is essential to look at the risk variables that may affect the security of the marine container supply chain during the pandemic. This research paper highlights those risks through the following three indexes: the likelihood index (LI), severity index (SI), and average risk index (ARI) by analyzing 64 risk factors that were prepared and designed by incorporating the Delphi expert survey technique to prepare a systematic questionnaire. The article addresses worries over the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on international supply networks. The causes of the most recent global shipping industry disruptions and their impact on supply chains have been thoroughly examined. In order to reduce the number of disruptions in global supply chains and lower the direct and indirect costs for consumers, the authors have also mentioned the necessary actions that must be implemented. The results concluded after the analysis pointed to “management activities,” such as human resources or the working environment as having the highest possibility of going wrong, whereas “operation activities” were judged to likely be the fatal ones if the security of maritime containers was ever compromised. The main objective of the study is to evaluate how the COVID-19 epidemic may affect international shipping, particularly container shipping, which is currently the most important link in the world’s multimodal land–sea supply chains.
Funder
Belt & Road Program of China Association for Science and Technology
Joint Program of Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China
Leading Talents Support Program of Dalian Municipal Government
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
National Natural Science Foundation of China
European Commission Horizon 2020
Liaoning Provincial Education Department 2021 Scientific Research Funding Program
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction
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