Huang, D, Liang, T, Hu, S, Loughney, S and Wang, J (2023) Characteristics analysis of intercontinental sea accidents using weighted association rule mining: Evidence from the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. Ocean Engineering, 287 (2). ISSN 0029-8018

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Abstract

With the continuous growth of international trade and the number of ships, the pressure on marine safety is increasing. To strengthen the efficiency and pertinence of accident prevention and control measures, in-depth research on the characteristics of marine traffic accidents is of great significance. This study uses a Weighted Association Rule Mining (WARM) approach to investigate the association between marine traffic accidents characteristics. The Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea play a crucial role in global maritime transportation. The marine traffic accidents in the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea region from 2006 to 2020 are collected from the Lloyd's List Intelligence (LLI) database. Then, WARM is applied to obtain the characteristics of marine traffic accidents. The findings show that Flag of Convenience (FOC) vessels in the Mediterranean have a lower accident rate than non-FOC vessels do. Moreover, the results reveal a strong relationship between accidents and the age, gross tonnage, and ship type. Older general cargo ships with a gross tonnage between 500 and 3000 tons are more prone to accidents. This research provides insights for authorities to develop targeted measures for preventing specific types of accidents and enhancing marine safety.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	0405 Oceanography; 0905 Civil Engineering; 0911 Maritime Engineering; Civil Engineering
Subjects:	T Technology > TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
Divisions:	Engineering
Publisher:	Elsevier
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2024 09:48
Last Modified:	15 Aug 2024 09:48
DOI or ID number:	10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.115839
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/23963

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