MIMIC

Title: Minimizing risks of maritime oil transport by holistic safety strategies

Summary: Oil transportation in the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland poses transnational risks to the marine environment. Maritime oil transportation is also vulnerable to security threats – an area of less attention on the Baltic Sea. Traditionally, improvements to maritime safety regulation have been realized only after major accidents. Post-accident policies are not very comprehensive and may be biased by the characteristics of a certain accident.

The aim of the project is to combine the information provided so far in earlier projects dealing with maritime safety and risks related to oil transportation with new information about the less studied aspects of maritime accidents and risks. MIMIC project assesses the current control options, policy instruments, and overall safety management in the society, and provides this information for stakeholders and decision-makers.

The project also estimates the environmental effects and financial consequences of oil spills. Ultimately, these efforts will result in a web application for decision analysis and support as well as seminars and training exercises concerning the security threats and oil accident response.

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