ITS to Mitigate Marine Terrorism Effects -- An Investigation of Advanced Technologies and Applications

This paper describes how the vulnerability of the Marine Transportation System to the effects of possible terrorist attacks would not only pose a great threat to the safety of the local community but also the national and international economy. The paper identifies the major security issues and promotes a sense of awareness of the fragility related to terrorism. Case studies for nine of the busiest ports are used to identify the current efforts by ports and the governments to deal with the inherent dangers. The concept of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) architecture is used to develop a framework toward the marine industry to potentially enhance marine port security.

• Corporate Authors:

  World Conference on Transport Research Society

  Secretariat, 14 Avenue Berthelot
  69363 Lyon cedex 07,   France 
• Authors:
  • Qiao, Fengxiang
  • Kenneth Brown
  • Yu, Lei
• Conference:
  • 11th World Conference on Transport Research
  • Location: Berkeley CA, United States
  • Date: 2007-6-24 to 2007-6-28
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 35p
• Monograph Title: 11th World Conference on Transport Research

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intelligent transportation systems; Port operations; Ports; Risk assessment; Safety and security; Security; Technological innovations; Terrorism; Water transportation
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Security and Emergencies; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01117600
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 2008 12:32PM