A solution using vessels at coastal area in a wide-scale disaster

Abstract

At the coastal area without bridges, vessels are the only means to transport people and goods. It is necessary to prepare a measures using the vessels for a wide-scale disaster such as Nankai Trough Earthquake. In order to make a best possible use of transportation performance of the vessels in a disaster, “A matching system between vessels and port facilities using mobile phones” is developed. A pilot program to review whether the system is practical and the findings are reported in this paper.