Abstract
A framework for risk assessment due to inland waterway transportation of dangerous goods is designed based on all possible event types that may be caused by the inland transportation of dangerous goods. The objective of this study is to design a framework for calculating the risks associated with changes in the transportation of dangerous goods along inland waterways. The framework is based on the traditional definition of risk and is designed for sensitive riverside environmental conditions in inland waterways. From the perspective of transportation management, this paper introduced the concept of transportability of dangerous goods and constructed a transportability assessment framework, which consists of a multi-index evaluation system and a single metric model. The result of the assessment is as an auxiliary basis to determine the transportation permit and control intensity of dangerous goods in an inland waterway specific voyage. The methodology is illustrated using a case study of transporting fireworks in the Yangtze River.
Highlights
Shipping plays an important role in global trade, with total ocean trade reaching11.08 billion tons in 2019 alone [1]
This paper considers the influence of transport system elements on transport risk, defines the ability of dangerous goods to adapt to waterway transport conditions as “transportability”, and proposes a comprehensive risk assessment framework for the inland waterway transport of dangerous goods based on traditional risk evaluation methods
The concept of “transportability” presented in this study is different from traditional dangerous goods transport risks and is designed for the transport of large volumes of dangerous goods onboard which are prone to secondary accidents
Summary
Shipping plays an important role in global trade, with total ocean trade reaching11.08 billion tons in 2019 alone [1]. As an indispensable raw material for industrial production, the annual transportation volume of dangerous goods has reached approximately billion tons per year in China [2]. Due to the characteristics of dangerous goods and the large volume and low cost of water transportation, ship transportation accidents involving dangerous goods have high risks in terms of personal injury and death, environmental pollution, and property loss. The accident led to the sinking of the ship, 3 fatalities and 29 crew missing, the condensate leaking and the exhaust gas produced by incomplete combustion caused a certain degree of air pollution, and the economic losses were up to $100 million. A great deal of research has been conducted to improve the safety of dangerous goods transportation, including risk analysis [3,4], route planning [5,6], emergency response, and evacuation [7,8]
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