%0 Journal Article
%T Ship safety index
%J Transportation research part A: policy and practice
%D 2014
%A Li, Kevin X.
%A Yin, Jingbo
%A Fan, Lixian
%V 66
%N 
%P 75-87
%X This paper develops a new quantitative safety index for each worldwide sea-going vessel based on their condition information and safety records. The safety index can generate a relative risk score using binary logistic regression method and a dataset with both static and dynamic information covering over 90% of the world sea-going merchant fleet. It has a widely potential usage for both industry and academic research, e.g., for port authorities to determine whether an on board inspection is needed; for insurers to determine premium rate; and for shipowners to identify functional areas for repair and maintenance.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0965-8564
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2014.04.016