Investigate Environmental Risk in Maritime Logistics and Hinterland Transport

Running head: INVESTIGATE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK IN MARITIME LOGISTICS AND
HINTERLAND TRANSPORT
Investigate environmental risk in Maritime Logistics and hinterland transport
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Abstract
This study focuses on risk analysis in maritime logistic and hinterland port. The research has
identified different factors that created risks in the port. The research deals with the basic
introduction of the maritime industry in Australia. The aim of the research is to analyze factors
causing environmental risks in the maritime logistics and hinterland port. There are various
factors that are affecting the maritime logistics has been discussed. The risk management cycle
has been discussed in the study.
The research has used positivism philosophy with a deductive approach and descriptive design.
Data has been collected from both primary and secondary sources. There will be 55 employees
of different companies related to the maritime logistics taken in a survey and three managers for
interview sessions. There will be 10 close-ended questions included in questionnaires and 5
open-ended questions in the interview sessions. The data will be analyzed using both qualitative
and quantitative analysis method. The expected outcome of the research will help in mitigating
risks involved in the maritime logistics and ports.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................................................................................3
1.0 Background of the study........................................................................................................3
1.1Rationale.................................................................................................................................4
1.2 Problem Statement.................................................................................................................6
1.3 Research Aim, objectives and questions...............................................................................6
1.4 Research Structure.................................................................................................................7
1.5 Summary................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 2: Literature Review...........................................................................................................8
2.0 Maritime Logistics.................................................................................................................8
2.1 Environmental factors............................................................................................................9
2.2 Risk Management................................................................................................................11
2.3 Risk Identification...............................................................................................................12
2.4 Risk Evaluation....................................................................................................................13
2.5 Stakeholder Management....................................................................................................14
Chapter 3: Research methodology.................................................................................................15
Expected Outcomes...................................................................................................................17
References......................................................................................................................................18

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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.0 Background of the study
Transport industry has been an emerging market for transportation of goods and materials.
However, approximately 90 percent of the goods are transported by waterways. Therefore, the
need of industrialization in the trade business through waterways (Bergqvist and Egels-Zandén
2012). Ocean transport has been one of the great sources of income for the country. The revenue
invested in the waterways has been increased by 4% in recent years (Song and Panayides 2012).
This is the effect of industrialization in the maritime industry has been increasing the profit for
various companies in the industry. The analysis of the markets in the industry has been a great
impact for the researchers in order to understand risks involved in industry. Environmental
sustainability in port industry has been a growing concern for the port authority and policy
makers in the industry (Panayides and Song 2013). Communities included in this industry have
been affected by risks involved in the port. The evolution of maritime logistics has been a major
content for the development of the port facility in the industry. The increase in demands of
maritime transportation has attracted investors to invest in the industry (Acciaro et al. 2014). The
maritime logistics have been creating a major impact on the development of the tourism by
increasing the facilities at ports. The revenue of the sea ports have been increasing with the
implementation of the maritime logistics.
The bulk cargo ships contain various bulk materials including crude oil. Containers and
various crude minerals. Therefore, the transaction of money is huge in this context. The logistics
of the maritime industry have to be well maintained for avoiding financial loss in the company.

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This research outlines the risks factors that are included in the maritime logistics and transport
services. Different risks involved in this context will be critically analyzed.
1.1Rationale
Maritime transport has been playing a dominant role in maintaining the international
trade for a country. The transport of bulk materials and commodities with the help of large ships
has been influencing the market. However, intermodal transport has become a global
phenomenon that has been mechanized by industrialization. As mentioned by Osthorst and Mänz
(2012), ports have become elements in global commodity chains that help in maintaining the
transport of the maritime industry. The import and export of goods are done on the ports of the
respective countries. The risk management on the ports has been a critical issue of the industry.
In recent years, Australia has been facing challenges in the development of the ports and
its infrastructure (Holmgren et al. 2014). Major risks include the diversity in the change of
climate in Australia. The climatic change has been creating risks regarding accidents over oceans
and hardware damage in cargo ships. Therefore, rates of transport have been increased by 3.5 %
by the shipping company (Acciaro and McKinnon 2013). This has created the rise in the price of
commodities in the market. Therefore, the development of maritime industry is a critical point in
order to maintain different scenarios in the state. The adoption of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development in order to prepare a framework for the development of ports in Australia has been
signed. The International Convention for the Safety of Life at sea amendments has been verified
for the gross mass containers improved for stability and safety of ships (Arıkan, Fichtinger and
Ries 2014).

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Figure 1: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development industrial
production index and indices for world gross domestic product, seaborne trade and
merchandise trade, 1975–2015
(Source: Unctad.org, 2018)
This research will focus on the risks factors in the ports of Australia. Various
environmental risks in the maritime industry and transportation over waterways. The research
will provide detailed intimation of various risks including climatic change and its impacts on the
maritime industries. The research will help in fulfilling the objectives and aim of the research
that will be initialized.
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