Po-Hsing Tseng
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View article: Thailand’s Kra Canal: economic feasibility and expert perspectives on its complexity
Thailand’s Kra Canal: economic feasibility and expert perspectives on its complexity Open
Purpose Asia is one of the most important economic regions of the world. The Kra Canal is considered as a potential maritime transportation node in global trade. Indeed, for centuries, a canal across the Kra isthmus in Thailand has been pr…
View article: Exploring the ship operation safety indicators of international ports in Taiwan
Exploring the ship operation safety indicators of international ports in Taiwan Open
Port safety plays an important role in port operations. Ship size has become larger and the port environment has rapidly changed in recent years. Ship accidents occur in the port area due to the complex environment in the port area. To imp…
View article: A Safety Assessment Model for Handling Dangerous Goods in Port Operations: The Key Role of Detection Capability
A Safety Assessment Model for Handling Dangerous Goods in Port Operations: The Key Role of Detection Capability Open
Recently, resilience studies have been emphasized in the port field, recognizing that many high-risk and unsafe factors in ports might bring serious disasters and economic losses. One major cause of significant losses is accidents from fir…
View article: The psychological determinants of avoiding crowded areas: An international and political investigation
The psychological determinants of avoiding crowded areas: An international and political investigation Open
Social isolation is one of the most important measures to reduce clusters of infections. This research aims to explain why people avoided crowded spaces during periods of high global infection of COVID-19 in a cross-national and politicall…
View article: The Labour Rights Protection of Migrant Fishing Workers in Taiwan: Case Study of Nan-Fang-Ao Fishing Harbor
The Labour Rights Protection of Migrant Fishing Workers in Taiwan: Case Study of Nan-Fang-Ao Fishing Harbor Open
Marine fisheries are undeniably important to Taiwan in terms of economic development and industrial strategies. In the past 10 years, Taiwan’s fishery GDP accounted for 14% to 21% of all agriculture, forestry, fishery, and animal husbandry…
View article: Political and technical complexities of electronic toll collection: Lessons from Taiwan
Political and technical complexities of electronic toll collection: Lessons from Taiwan Open
Traditional manual toll collection (MTC) imposes a significant queue length near toll plazas and results in road users delay (travel time loss), administration, fuel consumption, accidents, and other societal costs. Many countries (e.g. th…
View article: Examining the opportunities and challenges of the Kra Canal: a PESTELE/SWOT analysis
Examining the opportunities and challenges of the Kra Canal: a PESTELE/SWOT analysis Open
Purpose Much literature considers future impacts of the Kra Canal on shipping times and on individual countries. In this paper, the authors consider the maritime business potential of the Kra Canal for companies, ports and countries. Desig…
View article: Piracy defense strategies for shipping companies and ships: A mixed empirical approach
Piracy defense strategies for shipping companies and ships: A mixed empirical approach Open
Piracy attacks constitute a serious threat against which ships must be ready to defend themselves, particularly given the financial, political and logistical challenges involved in ensuring internationally coordinated protection. Yet, defe…
View article: Effects of COVID-19 on maritime industry: a review
Effects of COVID-19 on maritime industry: a review Open
COVID-19 is a global disease that has quickly shaken the world economy since the beginning of 2020 and consequently has significantly affected the shipping industries development (including shipping operators, port operators, government au…
View article: Assessment of port environmental protection in Taiwan
Assessment of port environmental protection in Taiwan Open
Purpose There are many different pollution reduction strategies even within different ports in the same country. Every port can learn from these environmental protection strategies. What remains universally key, though, is to select the op…
View article: An evaluation model of cruise ports using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process
An evaluation model of cruise ports using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process Open
Cruise tourism is the fastest-growing segment of the shipping and port industry. This study aims to develop an analytic model to assess the key criteria and sub-criteria influencing four cruise port's development in Taiwan.,Based on the li…
View article: Measuring the effectiveness of English Medium Instruction Shipping courses
Measuring the effectiveness of English Medium Instruction Shipping courses Open
Purpose Shipping courses contain much technical and specialist knowledge and present particular challenges for English medium instruction (EMI). This paper aims to investigate both student perceptions of the importance and satisfaction lev…
View article: An Application of a Fuzzy TOPSIS Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Algorithm for Dry Bulk Carrier Selection
An Application of a Fuzzy TOPSIS Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Algorithm for Dry Bulk Carrier Selection Open
Decision-making in ship investment is a complex and difficult process with trade-offs. The purpose of this study is to guide the decisions on the purchase of dry bulk carriers based on a Fuzzy Technique for Order Preference by Similarity t…
View article: Evaluating the key factors of green port policies in Taiwan through quantitative and qualitative approaches
Evaluating the key factors of green port policies in Taiwan through quantitative and qualitative approaches Open
This paper presents a holistic picture of the factors that affect green port policies through the use of both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Quantitatively, fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) method with 25 questionnaires wa…
View article: Constructing English-medium instruction indicators in the shipping courses of Taiwan’s higher education
Constructing English-medium instruction indicators in the shipping courses of Taiwan’s higher education Open
Purpose This paper aims to use an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and combine this with the fuzzy theory to identify key indicators influencing English-medium instruction (EMI) in the shipping courses of Taiwan’s higher education. Design/…
View article: Key criteria influencing the choice of Arctic shipping: a fuzzy analytic hierarchy process model
Key criteria influencing the choice of Arctic shipping: a fuzzy analytic hierarchy process model Open
As Arctic sea ice shrinks due to global warming, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and the Northwest Passage (NWP) offer a substantial reduction in shipping distance between Asia and the European and North American continents, respectively, whe…
View article: Assessing the shipping in the Northern Sea Route: a qualitative approach
Assessing the shipping in the Northern Sea Route: a qualitative approach Open
Purpose The Northern Sea Route (NSR) could become viable in the near future. If this happens, it will radically reduce sailing times and distances on routes from Asia to Northern Europe. However, although much has been written about the fe…
View article: Can we really measure the impact of port governance reform?
Can we really measure the impact of port governance reform? Open
Approaches by governments to reforming the way in which ports are governed are critical to how ports operate and fulfil their roles, and much research is devoted to investigating the impact of such reform. Yet, although the challenges of s…
View article: Maintaining and researching port safety: a case study of the port of Kaohsiung
Maintaining and researching port safety: a case study of the port of Kaohsiung Open
Maintaining port safety in full conformity with IMO standards is a requisite for every port and country. To do this, understanding the challenges and human factors involved is key. To date, much research has shed valuable light on these fa…
View article: Exploring the viability of an emission tax policy for ships at berth in Taiwanese ports
Exploring the viability of an emission tax policy for ships at berth in Taiwanese ports Open
This paper considers an emissions tax to help limit external air pollution from ships in Taiwanese ports through a mixed methods research (MMR) approach. Through an empirical bottom-up activity-based model, external air pollution costs are…