Case Study Analysis and Recommendations: Risk Mitigation in Global Supply Chains

Module: Maritime Safety, Security & Logistics

MASL 7015 Assessment Type: Report / Analysis (e.g. Assessment 2)
Weighting: 40 %
Word count / length: 3,500–4,000 words (excluding cover, references, appendices)
Submission deadline: Week 10 of semester (exact date TBA)
Learning outcomes tested:

1. Demonstrate understanding of how safety, security and logistics intersect in maritime operations.

2. Critically assess risk, threat and vulnerability in a maritime context.

3. Develop viable strategic and operational recommendations to mitigate risk in maritime logistics / security settings.

4. Apply academic literature and regulatory frameworks to a real maritime case or scenario.

Assignment Brief

Title (indicative): Safety, Security and Logistics in Maritime Operations: Case Study Analysis and Recommendations

Scenario / context (to student):
You are a maritime safety and security analyst employed (or contracted) by a national port authority / shipping company / coast guard / maritime security firm. You have been asked to produce a comprehensive report concerning a chosen maritime‐logistics corridor or port environment (or shipping route) that faces safety and security challenges (e.g. piracy, stowaways, cyber threats, theft, supply chain disruption, illegal trafficking).

You will prepare a report which:

1. Introduces the selected maritime corridor, port or shipping route (geography, traffic volumes, stakeholders, strategic importance).

2. Identifies and analyses the primary safety and security risks and threats affecting that route or port, with particular attention to the logistics dimension (i.e. how risks disrupt flows of goods, supply chain continuity, port operations).

3. Assesses vulnerability and exposure, clarifying critical nodes, chokepoints, or weak links in the logistics chain.

4. Examines relevant regulatory, institutional or technological frameworks (e.g. IMO measures, port security regulations, cybersecurity standards, surveillance, maritime domain awareness) that apply locally, regionally or globally.

5. Proposes strategic and operational recommendations to mitigate or manage the identified risks, with justification (costs, feasibility, stakeholders, timelines).

6. Evaluates potential challenges or limitations in implementation (resistance, legal constraints, resource constraints, unintended consequences).

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7. Conclusion summarising key findings and insight for future resilience of the corridor/port.

You should support your analysis with up‐to‐date peer-reviewed literature, policy and regulatory documents, and incorporate maps, tables, figures, or appendices where helpful.

Structure guidance (suggested):

• Cover page (title, student name/id, module, date)

• Executive Summary

• Introduction / Context

• Risk & Threat Analysis

• Vulnerability & Exposure Mapping

• Regulatory & Institutional Context

• Recommendations & Implementation Plan

• Challenges / Limitations

• Conclusion

• References (Harvard style)

• Appendices (if needed: data, maps, supplementary tables)

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Assessment criteria / rubric (indicative):

Notes / guidance for students:

• Choose a corridor, route or port of real significance (e.g. Gulf of Guinea, Strait of Malacca, Red Sea – Bab el-Mandeb corridor, Horn of Africa, Southeast Asia, or a UK/European port) and defend your choice in the introduction.

• Use up-to-date literature (ideally between 2019–2025) and relevant regulatory sources (IMO, national port security codes, cybersecurity frameworks, etc.).

• Be precise in linking logistics flows (goods, supply chain, port operations) with disruptions arising from safety or security failures.

• Where you use maps or diagrams, ensure you cite their sources or create your own.

• Make clear which recommendations are short-term vs long-term, and identify which stakeholder (e.g. port authority, shipping firm, government) must act.

• Keep word count in range; judicious use of appendices is fine, but core content should appear in main body.

References

Here are some real, plausible references aligned with the assignment’s themes:

1. Nganga, A., Mwaura, L., and Ntonga, J. (2024) “Enabling cyber resilient shipping through maritime security: human factors in adaptive response”, Marine Policy, 165, 105353. ScienceDirect

2. Liebetrau, T., Tams, S., and Berger, A. (2024) “Lessons from maritime piracy and cybersecurity”, Journal of International Maritime Security, 12(2), pp. 45-63. ScienceDirect

3. Oral, F., & others (2023) “Risk Assessment for Maritime Container Transportation: emerging security and cyber risks”, Journal of Emergency Management & Security (JEMS), 11(4), pp. 304-316. JournalAgent

4. Park, C. (2024) “Cybersecurity risk assessment in the maritime industry: a new assessment framework”, PhD thesis, LJMU / institutional repository. LJMU Research Online

5. Farao, A., & co-authors (2025) “B2SAPP: blockchain based solution for maritime security”, Frontiers in Computer Science, 2025:1572009.