Liverpool Logistics Offshore and Marine Research Institute (LOOM)

Welcome

The Liverpool Logistics, Offshore and Marine (LOOM) Research Institute, is the research arm of the Liverpool Maritime Academy . It has established itself as a world leading research unit in marine, offshore and transport studies. Today it has 11 full-time academic members and over 25 doctoral/postdoctoral researchers working on port operations, maritime logistics, inland navigation and transport safety management. The institute is equipped with the UK’s only 360 degree ship simulator and a wide range of transport modelling and safety decision making software, including the SCANNer and IDS (intelligent decision system). In the past ten years, the Institute has received the funding of more than £2m from the EPSRC, EU, HSE, industry, etc. to conduct maritime and port research and consequently, over 100 technical papers in maritime, port, logistics and transport have been produced.

The group has the following research interests:

Electronic charts.

Formal ship safety assessment.

Human and organisational error studies.

Logistics supply chain studies.

Marine and offshore system design.

Navigation studies.

Offshore safety analysis.

Simulation studies of marine systems.

Maritime logistics studies.

Offshore structural assessment.

Port safety assessment.

Port studies.

Simulator based research.

Security studies.

Simulation and optimisation of port operations.

Quality modelling.

Appraisal of marine regulation performance.

Transport modelling.

Centre Leaders

Full Members

Prof. Jin Wang (Director)

Dr. Alan Wall (Co-Director)

Dr Zaili Yang (Co-Director)

Dr. Trung Thanh Nguyen

Dr Jun Ren

Dr. Ramin Riahi

Dr Charles C. Roberts

Associate Members

Dr. A. Batako
Mr. P. Davies
Miss P. Floode
Ms. B. Kelly
Dr. C. Jones
Dr. K. Metcalfe
Mr. G. Phylip-Jones
Mr. P. Russ
Dr. J. Finlay
Capt. F. Saeed
Prof. A. Tattersall

Current Research Members (Docoral and Postdoctoral)

Noorul (Fitri) Abdul Rahman (Supervisors: Wang, Yang, Bonsall)
Khalifa Abujaafar (Supervisors: Yang, Bonsall, Wang)
Denis Atehnijia (Supervisors: Yang, Riahi, Wang)
Hani Al Yami, (Supervisors: Yang, Bonsall, Wang)
Masoud S. A. Atabitga, (Supervisors: Cunningham, Phylip-Jones, Wang)
Ahmed Babader (Supervisors: Wall, Wang, Ren)
Alan Bury (Supervisors: Wall, Wang, Ren)
Kadir Cecek (Supervisors: Ren, Wang)
Abu Dantsoho (Supervisors: Wall, Floode)
Sandra Haddad (Supervisors: Ren, Roberts, Wang)
Andrew John (Supervisors: Wang, Riahi, Yang, Cunningham)
Dr. Ji-Young Lee (Supervisors: Yang, et. al.)
Mohammad Kasaeyan (Supervisors: Wang, Bonsall, Jenkinson)
Shayan Kavakeb (Supervisors: Nguyen, Yang, Jenkinson)
Ben Matellini (Supervisors: Wang, Wall, Jenkinson)
Daniel McNamara (Cunningham, Wang, Allanson)
Nural Haqimin Bin Mohd Salleh (Riahi, Wang, Bonsall)
Sascha Pristrim (Supervisors: Wang, Yang, Bonsall)
Dimitrios Paraskevadakis (Supervisors: Ren, Wang, Bonsall)
Zhuohua (Dianna) Qu (Supervisors: Jenkinson, Wangl)
Farag SA Saad (Supervisors: Riahi, et al.)
Muhammet Serhat Ozturk (Supervisors: Bonsall, Yang, Saeed)
Tri Rachmanto (Supervisors: Allanson, Matthews, Jenkinson)
F. Saeed (Supervisors: Wall, Roberts, Davies)
Mohd Hafizi Said (Supervisors: Wall, Wang, Ren)
Debby Soetan (Supervisors: Allanson, Jenkinson, Matthews)
Lubna Tag el-Sheikh (Supervisors: Roberts, Bonsall, Wall)
Ahmed Y. Taha (Supervisors: Wall, et al)
D. L. Thompson (Supervisors: Douglas, Jenkinson, Wang)
Ahmed Waddah (Supervisors: Ren, Wang, Roberts)

Current visiting scholar: Prof. Yongtao Xi

Past Research Members

(Doctoral)

(2011) Dr. Kambiz Mokhtari (Supervisors: Ren, Roberts, Wang)
(2011) D. Gohomence (MPhil) (Supervisors: Yang, Wang, Bonsall)
(2011) Dr. Thadeus Nwaoha (Supervisors: Yang, Wang, Bonsall)
(2011) Dr. Eche Chukwuka (Supervisors: Wang, Yang, Metcalfe)
(2010) Dr. Ramin Riahi (Supervisors: Wang, Bonsall, Jenkinson)
(2010) Dr. Andy Cunningham (Supervisors: Wang, Allanson, Wall)
(2010) Miss Roisin Smyth (Supervisors: Wall, Wang, Barnes)
(2010) Dr. Eugene Pam (Supervisors: Wall, Wang)
(2010) Dr. S. M. Lavasani, "Offshore pipeline risk assessment" (Supervisors: Wang, Finlay, Yang)
(2010) Dr.K. Subramariam "Ship human error modelling" (Supervisors: Yang, Bonsall, Wang)
(2010) Dr. S. T. (Steven) Chen, Risk-based accident investigation" (Wall, Davies, Wang)
(2009) Dr. Hristos Karahalios (Supervisors: Wang, Williams, Yang)
(2009) Dr. John Andrew Lee (Supervisors: Wang, Bonsall, Jenkinson, Yang)
(2009) Dr. Bryan Jones (Supervisors: Wang, Jenkinson)
(2008) Dr. D. Godaliyadde (Supervisors: Wang, Phylip-Jones, Batako)
(2008) Dr. I. El-Nakib (Supervisors: Roberts, Porter, Colquhoun)
(2007) Dr. Zaili Yang (Supervisors: Wang, Bonsall)
(2007) Dr. Shuen-Tai (Jerry) Ung (Supervisors: Wang, Bonsall, Williams)
(2007) Dr. M. Kiani Moghadam (Supervisors: Wang, Bonsall, Wall)
(2007) Dr. Abbas Harati Mokhtari (Supervisors: Wall, Wang, Brooks)
(2007) Dr. E. Maistralis (Supervisors: Wang, Bonsall)
(2006) Dr. A. G. (Will) Eleye-Datubo (Supervisors: Wang, Wall, Saajedi)
(2006) Dr. S. W. Kim (Supervisors: Wang, Wall)
(2006) Dr. P. Hughes (Supervisors: Wall, Woodworth)
(2004) Dr. Lois (Supervisors: Wang, Wall)
(2001) Dr. A. Pillay (Supervisors: Wang, Wall)
(2001) Dr. S. Bonsall (Supervisors: Wall et al)
(2000) Dr. H. S. Sii (Supervisors: Ruxton, Wang)
(2000) Dr. M-B. Moreton (Supervisors: Wall, et al)
(1998) Dr. S. M. Tucker (Supervisors: Smeaton, et al)
(1997) Dr. A. S. A. Kader(Supervisors: Smeaton, et al)
(1996) Dr. A. J. Alrdidge(Supervisors: Smeaton, et al)

(Postdoctoral)

(2008-2011) Dr. Ramin Riahi (Supervisors: Wang, Bonsall, Jenkinson)
(2004-2007) Dr J. Ren (PI and CoIs: Wang, Jenkinson)
(2006-2007) Dr Z. Yang (PI and CoIs: Wang, Bonsall)
(2005-2006) Dr S. W. Kim (PI and CoIs: Wang,)
(2005-2006) Dr. A. G. (Will) Eleye-Datubo(PI and CoIs: Wang)
(2000-2004) Dr. H. S. Sii (PI and CoIs: Wang, Ruxton)
(1998-2000) Dr. M. An (PI and CoIs: Wang, Ruxton)

(Interntional visiting scholars)

(2011), Mr. Kadir Cicek, from Tech. Univ of Istabul, "A decision-making approach to operational risk control in ship fleet management" (Hosting academis: Ren)
(2010-2011), Dr. D. Zhang from Wuhan University of Technology, "Formal safety assessment and its application to in-land shipping" (Hosting academis: Yang, Wang)
(2010), Mr. J. Yin, Hong Kong Polytechnical University, "Shipping management and security studies" (Hosting academis: Wang, Yang, Bonsall)
(2008), Dr. M. Celik from Tech. Univ of Istabul, "Risk-based decision making" (Hosting academis: Wang, Yang, Bonsall)
(2006-2007), Prof. J. Zhang from Shanghai Maritime Univ, "Risk assessment in ship navigation" (Hosting academis: Wang, Bonsall)
(2005-2006), Prof. X. Xie from Dalian Maritime Univ, "Decision making under uncertainties" (Hosting academis: Wang, Bonsall)
(2003-2004), Prof. M. Huang, "Formal safety assessment of in-landing shipping" (Hosting academis: Wang, Bonsall)
(2003), Prof. Q. Fang from Shanghai Maritime Univ, "FSA and its application to simulation based training" (Hosting academis: Wang, Wall, Bonsall)
(1999-2000), Y. Liu from Dalian Navy College, "Human error stuy in navigation" (Hosting academis: Wall, Wang)

External Members

Past Academic members

Professor K. Kolowrocki (Gdynia Maritime University)

Professor N. Nikitakos, University of the Aegean

Professor P. Woodworth (Proudman Oceanographic Laboratories)

Professor J. U. Schröder-Hinrichs, World Maritime University

Professor Kevin X. Li, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Dr. S. Wong (ABS Consulting Ltd)

Professor J.B. Yang (The University of Manchester)

Prof. D. Xu (IDS software web)

Dr J. Dong

Dr. Bryan Jones