Industry 4.0 technology has affected almost every sector in the world. Maritime sector is one of them that were affected by this technology. In this study, components of the maritime sector were prioritized to find out which of them should comply with this transformation primarily. Many different criteria were taken into consideration for the solution of such problems. Therefore, multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods required to solve this problem. Fuzzy AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) and VIKOR (VlseKriterijumska Optimizacijia I Kompromisno Resenje) hybrid method was employed for revealing the prioritization ranking for maritime sector components. A group of experts assessed and compared 22 criteria and scored them for each alternative. Proposed methodology was employed through the experts’ assessments. Results were displayed and suggestions were given for the further studies

Route optimization in maritime transportation provides enormous cost saving and efficient resource allocation for companies. Shipping companies need to create an optimized route for shipping fleets. That is why route optimization has gained considerable and increasing attention in maritime transportation literature over the past few years. This research aims to identify the theoretical cornerstones, current research trends, and possible research avenues for future studies by reviewing 256 peer-reviewed route optimization articles in maritime transportation literature. For this purpose, first, theoretical cornerstones of route optimization in maritime transportation literature were examined by co-citation analysis and three clusters were identified: fleet routing and deployment; liner shipping rotation; and optimization of fuel consumption and vessel speeds. Second, current research trends of route optimization in maritime transportation literature were uncovered via bibliographic coupling analysis. The analysis results revealed that current research trends could be considered in four clusters: route planning; routing under different weather conditions; liner shipping network and service design; and environmental speed optimization. Finally, author-keyword analysis was performed to specify knowledge gaps and recommend future research areas.

In recent years, the concept of sustainability has come to the forefront as a requirement of strategic management in ports. The safety component which has an important place in the social dimension of sustainability, is very valuable in terms of minimizing occupational accidents at the port area. In order to take precautions against the threat of occupational accidents, understanding the risks causeing occupational accidents are as important as knowing how these accidents occur. The aim of this study is to identify risks in port area that cause Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) violations and to reveal prominent risks as a result of expert reviews. Fuzzy AHP method is employed to analyze priority perception of the experts. Accordingly, risks

Deniz turizmi sektöründe etkin rol oynayan kruvaziyer operatörleri, gemi yolculuklarını daha çekici hale getirmek için farklı müşteri tiplerine göre çeşitli pazarlama stratejileri geliştirmektedirler. Bu bağlamda, son yıllarda gelişen gemi teknolojisi, kruvaziyer turizmin çok daha geniş kitlelere hitap etmesine olanak tanımaktadır. Hatta Endüstri 4.0'ın beraberinde getirdiği dijital dönüşüme uyum sağlandığı takdirde ulaşılan yolcu sayısı, dünya genelinde artmaya devam edecektir. Endüstri 4.0, tüm sektörlere dijital dönüşümü ve robotlaşmayı tamamlamak amacıyla, maddelerin interneti, büyük veri analizi, yapay zekâ, blok zinciri, arttırılmış gerçeklik, bulut bilişim, vb. fonksiyonları önermektedir. Bu çalışmada, Endüstri 4.0'ın kruvaziyer turizm üzerindeki etkileri tartışılmış ve kruvaziyer turizmin dijital dönüşüme ayak uydurabilmesi ve böylece daha geniş bir müşteri kitlesine hitap edebilmesi adına önerilerde bulunulmuştur. Bu noktada kruvaziyer turizmin müşteri talepleri doğrultusunda trend eğilimleri ifade edilmiş ve her birinin Endüstri 4.0'ın bileşenleri yardımıyla entegrasyonu değerlendirilmiştir.

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