Effective maritime security : conceptual model and empirical evidence
In recent years, the issue of maritime security has become a major concern on the international maritime agenda. One of the issues in this respect is how to enhance security...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2012
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98496 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8086 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
Language: | English |
Summary: | In recent years, the issue of maritime security has become a major concern on the
international maritime agenda. One of the issues in this respect is how to enhance
security while not jeopardizing organizational efficiency and effectiveness, or to
manage security effectively, e.g. facilitating the smooth flows of materials while
enhancing supply chain security at the same time. In addressing this issue, we
place three cornerstones for the effective management of security in maritime
transport: quality management (QM), risk management (RM) and business
continuity management (BCM). A conceptual model of effective maritime
security, including 13 dimensions and 24 associated critical success factors, is
devised following this reasoning. The model was tested through a survey of 119
maritime transport organizations and 25 interviews conducted in Vietnam.
Findings support that all proposed 24 factors are valid and should be used as
critical factors for success in effectively managing security in maritime transport,
in that those involving security incident handling and response are rated as the
most important in magnitude, along with security risk assessment, risk-based
security mitigation strategies and plans, and senior management commitment and
leadership. Managers can use the model designed and tested in this research to
develop a checklist of essential components for their company’s security
management policies, strategies and plans. The use of a universal checklist to
evaluate maritime security management would also greatly facilitate benchmarking
across organizations in the industry. |
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