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Useful resources

General

  • Business Continuity Institute (BCI). Available at: https://www.thebci.org.
  • BCI Horizon Scan Annual Reports. Available at: https://www.bsigroup.com.
  • China Emergency Information Website. Available at: https://www.emerinfo.cn.
  • China Meteorological Administration China. Available at: http://www.cma.gov.cn/en2014/weather/Warning.
  • EU Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC). Available at: https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/Useful-links.
  • Global Disaster Alerting and Coordination System (GDACS): provides alerts, analysis, and geospatial resources regarding natural hazards occurring around the world. Available at: https://www.gdacs.org.
  • NARDSI Emergency and Disaster Information Service: provides a live-updating map of various hazard types that may cause large-scale disruptions. Available at: https://rsoe-edis.org/eventMap.
  • National Risk Registers. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-2020 for the UK for example.
  • Pacific Disaster Centre Map showing locations of disruptive incidents globally. Available at: https://disasteralert.pdc.org/disasteralert.
  • SLOCAT Partnership. Available at: https://slocat.net.
  • The Geography of Transport Systems. Available at: https://transportgeography.org.
  • UNCTAD Annual Review of Maritime Transport. Available at: https://unctad.org/topic/transport-and-trade-logistics/review-of-maritime-transport.
  • UNCTAD Port Management Programme, TRAINFORTRADE. Available at: https://tft.unctad.org/port-management.
  • World Economic Forum Global Risk Report. Available at: https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-risks-report-2022.

Audit

  • Chartered Institute of Internal Auditor. Available at: https://www.iia.org.uk/resources/risk-management/position-paper-risk-management-and-internal-audit.

COVID-19

  • 91-DIVOC. An interactive visualization of the exponential spread of COVID-19. Available at: http://91-divoc.com/pages/covid-visualization.
  • UNECE (2021), Handbook for national master plans for freight transport and logistics. Available at: https://unece.org/transport/publications/handbook-national-master-plans-freight-transport-and-logistics.
  • UNCTAD, Port Management Programme, TRAINFORTRADE. Available at: https://tft.unctad.org/port-management/building-port-resilience.

Crisis Response

  • A useful source of crisis response information from the UK Government’s Cabinet Office is available at: https://www.epcresilience.com/insight.

Cyber Security

  • British Ports Association (2020). Managing ports’ cyber risks. Available at: https://www.britishports.org.uk/bpa-teams-up-with-astaara-to-highlight-growing-cyber-risk-management.
  • BIMCO. The Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships. Version 4. Available at: https://www.bimco.org/about-us-and-our-members/publications/the-guidelines-on-cyber-security-onboard-ships.
    DCSA. Implementation Guide for Cyber Security on Vessels v1.0. 10 March. Available at: https://dcsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DCSA-Implementation-Guideline-for-BIMCO-Compliant-Cyber-Security-on-Vessels-v1.0.pdf.
  • IACS. Recommendation on Cyber Resilience (No. 166). Available at: https://www.westpandi.com/publications/news/archive/cyber-resilience-iacs-recommendation-2020.
  • NIST (2018). Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. Version 1.1. 16 April. Available at: https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework/framework.

 

Earthquakes

  • United States Geological Survey Latest Earthquakes. A sortable/filterable table of the latest earthquakes that have happened around the world. Available at : https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=16.97274,-137.19727&extent=54.92714,-52.82227.

Financial Evaluation Service Providers

  • Creditsafe: https://www.creditsafe.com/gb/en.html.
  • Corporate Finance Institute: https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/credit/altmans-z-score-model.
  • Dun and Bradstreet: https://www.dnb.com.
  • Rapid Ratings and Bureau van Dijk: https://www.rapidratings.com.

Fires

  • Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS). NASA satellite-detected "hot spots", indicating locations of potential fires globally. Available at: https://erds.ithacaweb.org/#home.
  • NFPA 307: Standards for the construction and fire protection of Marine Terminal, Piers and Wharves. Available at: https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/all-codes-and-standards/list-of-codes-and-standards/detail?code=307.
  • NFPA 1405: Guide for land-based fire departments that respond to Marine Vessel Fires. Available at: https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/all-codes-and-standards/list-of-codes-and-standards/detail?code=1405.

Flooding and Rainfall

  • Extreme Rainfall Detection System (ERDS) ITHACA Extreme Rainfall Detection System (ithacaweb.org). Geospatial tool showing observed and forecasted locations of extreme rainfall globally. Available at: https://erds.ithacaweb.org/#home.
  • NASA Goddard's Hydrology Laboratory. Global Flood Mapping Satellite imagery indicating near real-time location of flooding events globally. Available at: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:today;@0.0,0.0,3z.

Geopolitical

  • BlackRock Geopolitical Risk Dashboard. Available at: https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/insights/blackrock-investment-institute/interactive-charts/geopolitical-risk-dashboard#risk-indicator.

Horizon Scanning

  • Institute of Risk Management (IRM). Available at: https://www.theirm.org/news/horizon-scanning-a-practitioners-guide-revealed-at-irm-leaders.

Port Equipment

  • See for example, guidance from Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA). Available at: https://www.pema.org.

Risk Culture, Appetite and Tolerance

Institute of Risk Management (IRM):

  • Appendix A of the Institute of Operational Risks Risk Culture Guidance.
  • https://www.theirm.org/what-we-say/thought-leadership/risk-appetite-and-tolerance.

Risk Management Training

Institute of Resources Management (IRM):

  • https://www.theirm.org/qualifications/international-certificate-in-enterprise-risk-management.
  • https://www.theirm.org/news/new-supply-chain-risk-management-certificate-launched-by-the-institute-of-risk-management-irm.

Standards

International Organization for Standardization (ISO):

  • https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/store/en/PUB100426.pdf.
  • https://www.iso.org/standard/75106.html.
  • https://www.iso.org/publication/PUB100442.html.
  • https://www.iso.org/standard/68508.html.

Third-Party Alert Services

  • Everstream Analytics: https://www.everstream.ai.
  • Exiger: https://www.exiger.com.
  • Resilinc: https://www.resilinc.com.
  • Interos: https://www.interos.ai.
  • Risk Analytics and Collaborative Methods: https://www.rms.com.

Weather Storms and Cyclones

  • Windy: Wind map & weather forecast. Animated map of current and forecasted wind speeds, rainfall, and many other weather hazards. Available at: https://www.windy.com/?49.083,-8.981,3.

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Contents

  • About the guidebook
  • Note
  • Acknowledgements
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • PART I - Building port resilience: Tools and methods
  • PART II - Port disruption and resilience: A closer look
  • PART III - Case studies, good practices and lessons learned
  • Way forward
  • PART IV - Annex
    • Risk Management and Port Resilience-Building Toolbox: Additional information
    • Concepts and definitions
    • Useful resources
  • References
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