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Sustainable Maritime Governance and Shipping Risk Management

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section “Sustainable Oceans”.

Refereed academic journal papers :

1. Karahalios, H. (2025). Optimising bulk carriers’ fuel efficiency: PCA and Shapley value analysis under varying wind conditions. Ocean Engineering, 338, 121976.
2. Karahalios, H. (2025). A KPCA–FAHP-based risk analysis of ship crane mishandling. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2495462
3. Karahalios, H. A hybrid methodology to identify port state control issues in Asia–Pacific. J. shipp. trd. 10, 12 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41072-025-00200-8
4. Karahalios, H. 2025. Enhancing maritime education for digital sustainability. International Journal of Innovation Science. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIS-06-2024-0156
5. Karahalios, H. 2025 Cybersecurity threats of remote autonomous ships while approaching ports. Journal of Transportation Security, 18, 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12198-024-00289-1
6. Karahalios, H., 2024. Decision Making in Uncertainty: The Case of Ship Flooding. Journal Of Maritime Research, 21(3), 10-15.
7. Karahalios, H., 2024. Evaluation of constraints for investment in NOx emission technologies: case study on Greek bulk carrier owners. Maritime Business Review.
8. Karahalios, H., 2021. Contribution of PSC Authorities to Ship Accident Prevention. In Operations Research Forum (Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 11). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
9. Karahalios, H. (2021). Application of AHP-TOPSIS for knowledge evaluation of ship operators. International Journal of Business Excellence, 24(4), 437-459.
10. Karahalios, H. (2020). Appraisal of a Ship’s Cybersecurity efficiency: the case of piracy. Journal of Transportation Security, 13(3), 179-201.
11.  Karahalios, H. (2020). A Risk Assessment of Ships Groundings in Rivers: The Case of Parana River. Journal of Navigation, 73, 833-845
12. Karahalios, H. (2018). The Severity of Shipboard Communication Failures in Maritime Emergencies: A Risk Management Approach. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
13. Karahalios (2017). The Application of the AHP-TOPSIS for Evaluating Ballast Water Treatment Systems by Ship Operators. Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment 52(Part A):172-184 
14. Karahalios H. (2017). Effect of Human Behaviour in Shipboard Firefighting Decisions: The Case of Fire in Engine Rooms. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. 25(4), 256-268.
15. Karahalios H. (2017).  Evaluating the knowledge of experts in the maritime regulatory field. Maritime Policy & Management. Maritime Policy & Management, 44(4), 426-441. 
16. Akyuz, E., Karahalios, H., Celik, M. (2015). Assessment of the Maritime Labour Convention Compliance Using Balanced Scorecard and Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach. Maritime Policy & Management, pp. 1-18.
17. Karahalios H., Yang Z.L., Wang J. (2014) A Risk Appraisal System Regarding the Implementation of Maritime Regulations by a Ship Operator. Maritime Policy & Management, pp. 1-25.
18. Karahalios H. (2014) The Contribution of Risk Management in Ship Management: The Case of Ship Collision. Safety Science, Vol.63, pp. 104-114
19. Karahalios H. (2013) MLC 2006 Compliance: Costs & Benefits. Maritime Trends Conference, Athens, Greece. 8^th June 2013
20. Karahalios H., Yang Z.L., Williams V., Wang J. (2011) A Proposed System of Hierarchical Scorecards to Assess the Implementation of Maritime Regulations. Safety Science, Vol. 49, pp. 450–462.
21. Karahalios H., Yang Z.L., Wang J. (2011) A study of the implementation of maritime safety regulations by a ship operator, In Advances in Safety, Reliability and Risk Management, Ed. Berenguer, Grall and Guedes Soares, Proceeding of 2011, Annual European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL), Troyes, France, 18-22 September, pp. 2863-2869.