SWOT analysis for safer carriage of bulk liquid chemicals in tankers

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 154, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 901-913

  Arslan, Ozcan ^a   Er, Ismail Deha ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AHP; Chemical tankers; Maritime; Safety; SWOT analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; MACHINE DESIGN; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CHEMICAL TANKERS; MARITIME; SWOT ANALYSIS;

TANKERS (SHIPS);

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; MACHINE DESIGN; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TANKERS (SHIPS);

ACTION PLAN; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TANKER SHIP; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DANGEROUS GOODS; MATERIALS HANDLING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIPPING; STORAGE; TANK;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; SHIPS;

EID: 42649118834     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.10.113     Document Type: Article

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