Quality, Safety, and Security Systems in the Greek Port Industry: Over Twenty Years of Research, Empirical Evidence, and Future Perspectives

Constantinos Chlomoudis, Petros Kostagiolas, Petros Pallis () and Charalampos Platias
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Constantinos Chlomoudis: Department of Maritime Studies, Maritime and Industrial Studies, University of Piraeus, 18533 Piraeus, Greece
Petros Kostagiolas: Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology, Faculty of Information Science and Informatics, Ionian University, 49100 Corfu, Greece
Petros Pallis: Department of Maritime Studies, Maritime and Industrial Studies, University of Piraeus, 18533 Piraeus, Greece
Charalampos Platias: Department of International, European & Area Studies, Panteion University of Social & Political Sciences, 17671 Athens, Greece

Logistics, 2024, vol. 8, issue 4, 1-20

Abstract: Background : Quality, Safety and Security are embedded in all aspects of port operations and are crucial for port industry stakeholders. Over the past decades, numerous assurance systems, codes, and regulations for quality, safety, and security have been developed and implemented in ports world-wide. This paper examines key insights for the implementation those systems in ports, reviewing over 20 years of empirical research on the impact and outcomes of such systems in Greek ports and internationally. Methods : It compares and discusses evidence from two empirical surveys spanning the first two decades of the 21rst century. The first survey was conducted in 2011 (with evidence from 2000 to 2011) including 12 major Greek ports (SAs) and the second one was conducted up to 2022–2023, including 23 over 25 Greek ports (the same SAs and other ones from the Greek TEN-T network). Results : The higher-level scope of this paper is to investigate critical perspectives on and trends in quality, safety, and security systems in the port industry. Conclusions : This investigation aims to strengthen the assumption that quality, safety, and security play a pivotal role in shaping the image, performance, and growth of ports.

Keywords: port industry; quality; safety; security; Greece; ISPS code; ISO 9001; ISO 14001; EMAS; PERS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L8 L80 L81 L86 L87 L9 L90 L91 L92 L93 L98 L99 M1 M10 M11 M16 M19 R4 R40 R41 R49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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