This Thematic Collection, “In the aftermath of 2020! What’s next?” addresses important areas influencing industry business performance. The editorial considers the events that occurred during 2020, a year marked by the COVID-19 Pandemic, which had an extraordinary impact on shipping, particularly on container shipping. Fulconis and Lissillour deal with classification societies and maritime safety. Dominguez-Péry et al. carry out a systematic literature review to reduce tanker accidents by tackling human error and identifying a future research agenda. Karaoulanis and Pelagidis deal with the Panamax market’s behaviour by focusing on expectations and time lags. Gascón investigates bareboat charter agreements insurance-related problems. Finally, Olga et al. focus on green shipping. Olga et al. explore the Greek stakeholders’ intention in accepting and using liquefied natural gas and electricity as alternative fuels.
Reducing maritime accidents in ships by tackling human error: a bibliometric review and research agenda
Over the past decade the number of maritime transportation accidents has fallen. However, as shipping vessels continue to increase in size, one single incident, such as the oil spills from ‘super’ tankers, can...