Graduation Project
Start Date : 01 Jun 2022-01 Jun 2025
Ph.D thesis

Graduation Project
Start Date : 01 Jan 2022-01 Jan 2025
This research aims to understand, analyse and address the challenges that international maritime seafarers from non-native English-speaking backgrounds are facing to progress in their career within an international maritime transport industry, where effective communication is a must at high-risky type of industry. In order to achieve the research objectives, this study adopted a hybrid approach, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, incorporating maritime stakeholder views from various perspectives, global case studies, comparative studies and market research. Incorporates data, previous researchers, and global reports. Humans are still the main operators of maritime vessels and offshore structures, 75 to 90% of marine accidents were deemed to be due to human errors. As such ensuring effective and clear communication between personal aboard ships is necessary for safe and efficient maritime operations. Prior research studies have shown that communication barriers between non-native English speaking and English-speaking seafarers have other consequences on employability, crew synergy, job satisfaction and job security (Carine, Lakshmi,2021). The proposed solution uses “informal learning” related to the communication skills of non-English speaking seafarers to update the maritime education style in universities and research institutes and make it more practical in the international maritime employment market. Published research work outcomes have shown that non-English-speaking maritime graduates are less likely to enter the international arena due to communication barriers if compared to native English speakers. Even though there is an estimated number of 1,600,000 seafarers globally, the shortage of seafarers has already been identified as a global issue. Moreover, the shortage of seafarers equipped with the right skills for the modern-day environment within the industry makes this even a bigger challenge than you can imagine. The maritime industry is no different, and crew retention is a very vast and vital topic for every company that deals with crewing. With a short supply of high performing and qualified seafarers out there, selecting and retaining the right talent becomes a vital part in overcoming this challenge. To achieve this, you not only have to employ the right talent but also work on new and modern strategies to ultimately improve the well-being of seafarers, thus increasing their overall job satisfaction.

Graduation Project
Start Date : 01 Nov 2023-01 Nov 2024
This research proposal focuses on the future challenges of ports when dealing with Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) ships and advancements in the Artificial Intelligence (AI). The proposal comprises of 1) research problem, 2) objectives, 3) methodology, 4) data gathering and analysis and last but not least 5) expected outcomes and associated implications for science, and the maritime industry will be highlighted. The main aim of the proposal is to develop a strategic framework for ports to ensure both success and competitiveness in a fast changing shipping industry utilizing survey studies . The study also aims to identify the minimum requirements of port infrastructure, capacity building and operations to be able to cope with future MASS.

Graduation Project
Start Date : 15 Sep 2023-15 Jan 2024
Design of an innovative Amphibious Vehicle for Egypt's Tourists Design of an innovative facility to measure Ships' resistance

Funded Project
Start Date : 01 Jan 2019-23 Nov 2023
UNSW funded project

Graduation Project
Start Date : 01 Feb 2022-15 Jun 2022
EXUTIVE SUMMERY Several maritime countries around the world care for having efficient maritime merchant fleet serving its foreign trade, also serving as a strategic tool in war and crisis time, the fleet enables job opportunities and employment for maritime labor force, the research problem has to do with fact that Egypt as a maritime country does not have a ship building industry enough to match its current and future merchant fleet development. The research aims to describe the current situation in Egyptian shipbuilding industry by means of SWOT analysis, also concluding lessons from other developing countries which achieved significant progress in that field , the research illustrated the absence of a national ship building strategy in Egypt and the lack of integration between shipbuilding sector with other industrial and economic sectors , the obsolete technological infrastructure , the redundant unskilled labor force , all with other factors shed negative impacts on the performance and productivity of Egyptian ship yards and its competitive advantage. The research concluded the importance of establishing integrated competitive strategy for shipbuilding industry in Egypt , implemented by independent council managed by representatives from all shipbuilding concerned parts to participate in developing the sector and modernizing its technological infrastructure , in parallel another strategy for iron and steel industry for producing special steel sections according to international standards , a comprehensive marketing plan should be implemented for the shipbuilding sector in general and for each shipbuilding yard according to its vision , mission and competitive strategy.

Graduation Project
Start Date : 01 Mar 2021-15 Jun 2021
This report discusses the requirements based on building a green breaking shipyard with the EU and Hong-Kong regulations. In the beginning of the 90’s, ships were being demolished without sufficient cleaning works, stripping of residual oils and waste water, once they were grounded in the inter-tidal zone. Because of this, fatal accidents of explosions/fire by flammable gas, fall from high places, etc., were taking place. Serious environmental pollution by the hazardous materials such as various kinds of oil, scientific substances and heavy metals onboard the ships became a big concern. Moreover, health hazard was created because workers did not use enough protective equipment/gear and worked under cruel working conditions. The report will show the abilities for keeping the environment sound manner and decisions that have been taken to keep health and safety in its comfort zone as it’s mentioned in the EU requirements. Although achieving the facilities procedures to obtain the confirmation for having a green breaking shipyard. The role of International Hazard Material (IHM) is to prevent, reduce, minimize, and to extent practicable and eliminate accidents and injuries and other adverse effects on human health and the environment caused by ship recycling and enhance ship safety and protect this throughout a ship’s operating life.

Graduation Project
Start Date : 01 Sep 2020-05 Feb 2021
Ship demolition marks the end of the life cycle of a ship. Although, Ship breaking industry is a key-source for steel recycling, this industry is considered as a major source of marine pollution. As such, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) represented by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) developed a number of regulations and guidelines to implement a sound green ship recycling procedures. This work aims to review both national and international regulations that governs this important industry, whilst shed-light on the current gaps and provide practical recommendations. The study focuses also on promoting green ship recycling industry in Egypt as a source of preserving and increasing steel resources. To accomplish this, this work provides shipyards with a preliminary design of a sound-green ship recycling yard. This research is a step-forward towards promoting the marine asset management within the Arab Region.

Funded Project
Start Date : 10 Dec 2019-10 Dec 2020
Aspects of High-Speed Marine Crafts Design

Funded Project
Start Date : 20 Oct 2018-20 Nov 2019
To assess water impact loads on ships and offshore structures

Consulting Project
Start Date : 01 Jan 2018-05 Jan 2019
AMSA

Consulting Project
Start Date : 06 Oct 2017-01 Mar 2018
A project funded by the Australian Shipbuilding Company, to lead senior engineers on how to apply LR rules in ship conversion

Funded Project
Start Date : 12 Dec 2012-16 Dec 2016
In collaboration between University of Tasmania, Incat Shipbuilding and Revolution Design in Australia.