Research Article

Evaluation of Environmental, Economic and Safety Impacts of Main Engine Failures of Terminal Tugboats by Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Methods

Volume: 11 Number: 3 September 1, 2025
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Evaluation of Environmental, Economic and Safety Impacts of Main Engine Failures of Terminal Tugboats by Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Methods

Abstract

Marine terminals have an important place in the global crude oil supply. Tugboats are one of the major components for marine terminals. Safe and trouble-free operation of tugboats is of critical importance. In this study, a risk analysis was performed by considering the safety, environmental and economic effects of main engine failures for a tugboat operating in a crude oil terminal. In this context, firstly, the importance levels of safety, environmental and economic criteria were determined with the fuzzy AHP method. Then, the risk ranking was carried out for 26 failure modes with the fuzzy TOPSIS method by considering the safety, environmental and economic effects together. The results showed that the most important risk parameter for the marine terminal was safety, followed by economic and environmental parameters. Then, the risk ranking of failure modes was performed with the fuzzy TOPSIS by considering the importance weights of the risk parameter, and the riskiest failure was determined as fuel line leakage. This was followed by air filter blockage and back pressure in the exhaust system, respectively. This study provides a comprehensive risk assessment for tugboats operating in a crude oil terminal and is expected to be an important guide for the relevant stakeholders.

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Ethical Statement

Author(s) declare that this study was conducted in accordance with ethics committee procedures of human or animal experiments.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Marine Main and Auxiliaries

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 16, 2025

Publication Date

September 1, 2025

Submission Date

April 22, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 22, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 11 Number: 3

APA
Gürgen, S. (2025). Evaluation of Environmental, Economic and Safety Impacts of Main Engine Failures of Terminal Tugboats by Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Methods. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences, 11(3), 185-197. https://doi.org/10.52998/trjmms.1681535
AMA
1.Gürgen S. Evaluation of Environmental, Economic and Safety Impacts of Main Engine Failures of Terminal Tugboats by Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Methods. TRJMMS. 2025;11(3):185-197. doi:10.52998/trjmms.1681535
Chicago
Gürgen, Samet. 2025. “Evaluation of Environmental, Economic and Safety Impacts of Main Engine Failures of Terminal Tugboats by Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Methods”. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences 11 (3): 185-97. https://doi.org/10.52998/trjmms.1681535.
EndNote
Gürgen S (September 1, 2025) Evaluation of Environmental, Economic and Safety Impacts of Main Engine Failures of Terminal Tugboats by Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Methods. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences 11 3 185–197.
IEEE
[1]S. Gürgen, “Evaluation of Environmental, Economic and Safety Impacts of Main Engine Failures of Terminal Tugboats by Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Methods”, TRJMMS, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 185–197, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.52998/trjmms.1681535.
ISNAD
Gürgen, Samet. “Evaluation of Environmental, Economic and Safety Impacts of Main Engine Failures of Terminal Tugboats by Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Methods”. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences 11/3 (September 1, 2025): 185-197. https://doi.org/10.52998/trjmms.1681535.
JAMA
1.Gürgen S. Evaluation of Environmental, Economic and Safety Impacts of Main Engine Failures of Terminal Tugboats by Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Methods. TRJMMS. 2025;11:185–197.
MLA
Gürgen, Samet. “Evaluation of Environmental, Economic and Safety Impacts of Main Engine Failures of Terminal Tugboats by Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Methods”. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences, vol. 11, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 185-97, doi:10.52998/trjmms.1681535.
Vancouver
1.Samet Gürgen. Evaluation of Environmental, Economic and Safety Impacts of Main Engine Failures of Terminal Tugboats by Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Methods. TRJMMS. 2025 Sep. 1;11(3):185-97. doi:10.52998/trjmms.1681535

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