• Actions for prevention and control of health threats related to maritime transport in European Union 

      Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Mouchtouri, V. A.; Guglielmetti, P.; Lemos, C. M.; Nichols, G.; Paux, T.; Schlaich, C.; Cornejo, M. D.; Martinez, C. V.; Dionisio, M.; Rehmet, S.; Jaremin, B.; Kremastinou, J. (2013)
      Background: Actions at European Union level for International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005 implementation and maritime transport were focused on two European projects implemented between 2006 and 2011. Method: Situation ...
    • Adaptive GLR Change Detector for Increasing Reliability of Vessel Performance System 

      Lajic Z., Filippopoulos I., Senteris A., Pearson M. (2019)
      In this paper a new adaptive GLR (generalized likelihood ratio) detector which is able to detect the stable periods of the operation of a vessel has been presented. To assess the performance of a vessel, the stable periods ...
    • Branch and price for covering shipments in a logistic distribution network with a fleet of aircraft 

      Kozanidis G. (2018)
      We consider the problem of covering a set of shipments in a logistic distribution network with a fleet of aircraft. The aim is to cover as many shipments as possible, while also minimizing the number of aircraft utilized ...
    • Column generation for scheduling shipments within a supply chain network with the minimum number of vehicles 

      Kozanidis, G. (2014)
      We consider the problem of scheduling a set of shipments between different nodes of a supply chain network. Each shipment has a fixed departure time, as well as an origin and a destination node, which, combined, determine ...
    • Covid-19 outbreak on a passenger ship and assessment of response measures, greece, 2020 

      Hatzianastasiou S., Mouchtouri V.A., Pavli A., Tseroni M., Sapounas S., Vasileiou C., Dadouli K., Kyritsi M., Koureas M., Prezerakos P., Speletas M., Panagiotakopoulos G., Tsiodras S., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2021)
      We describe response measures to an outbreak involving 128 (33.4%) coronavirus disease cases (46.1% asymptomatic) among 383 persons onboard a passenger ship. Multivariate analysis indicated that dining in certain rooms and ...
    • The decision making process on public health measures related to passenger ships: the example of influenza pandemic 2009 

      Mouchtouri, V. A.; Bartlett, C. L.; Jaremin, B.; Nichols, G.; Paux, T.; Riemer, T.; Black, N.; Varela-Martinez, C.; Swaan, C. M.; Schlaich, C.; Rachiotis, G.; Kremastinou, J.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; project, Shipsan Trainet (2010)
      Public health measures at sea ports have posed a challenge for public health competent authorities, especially in the context of the influenza pandemic of 2009. This paper discusses the response of authorities to notifications ...
    • European web-based platform for recording international health regulations ship sanitation certificates: Results and perspectives 

      Mouchtouri V.A., Van Reusel D., Bitsolas N., Katsioulis A., Van den Bogaert R., Helewaut B., Steenhout I., Damman D., Dávila Cornejo M., Hadjichristodoulou C., Andrioti D., Barbouni A., Broekhuijsen J., Dirksen-Fischer M., Ferrelli R., Kairienė B., Kantonis A., Kokosharova G., Kostara E., Kunchev A., Otorepec P., Petraitis R., Pilipavicius R., Martinez C.V., Vozelevskaja N., Wagner D. (2018)
      The purpose of this study was to report the data analysis results from the International Health Regulations (2005) Ship Sanitation Certificates (SSCs), recorded in the European Information System (EIS). International sea ...
    • Extensive Use of RFID in Shipping 

      Karanika A., Filippopoulos I., Kokkinaki A., Efstathiadis P., Tsilikas I., Kiouvrekis Y. (2020)
      Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology is a part of supply chain systems but has not been fully integrated in the shipping industry to date. Port and terminal management teams already make use of this technology ...
    • Gastroenteritis outbreaks on cruise ships: Contributing factors and thresholds for early outbreak detection 

      Mouchtouri V.A., Verykouki E., Zamfir D., Hadjipetris C., Lewis H.C., Hadjichristodoulou C., Andrioti D., Barbouni A., Bitsolas N., Broekhuijsen J., Davila-Cornejo M., Dirksen-Fischer M., Ferrelli R.M., Gilsdorf A., Goverse I., Kairiene B., Kantonis A., Kokosharova G., Kostara E., Kourea-Kremastinou J., Kourentis L., Kunchev A., Lavruvianec A., Otorepec P., Pilipavicius R.J., Pilkova M., Rachiotis G., Tserkezou P., Martinez C.V., Võzelevskaja N., EU SHIPSAN ACT partnership (2017)
      When an increased number of acute gastroenteritis (AG) cases is detected among tourists staying at the same accommodation, outbreak management plans must be activated in a timely manner to prevent large outbreaks. Syndromic ...
    • Health measures to travellers and cruise ships in response to COVID-19 

      Mouchtouri V.A., Dirksen-Fischer M., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2020)
      [No abstract available]
    • Hygiene inspections on passenger ships in Europe - An overview 

      Mouchtouri, V. A.; Westacott, S.; Nichols, G.; Riemer, T.; Skipp, M.; Bartlett, C. L.; Kremastinou, J.; Hadjichristodoulou, C. (2010)
      Background: Hygiene inspections on passenger ships are important for the prevention of communicable diseases. The European Union (EU) countries conduct hygiene inspections on passenger ships in order to ensure that appropriate ...
    • Phosphine distribution and insect mortality in commercial metal shipping containers using wireless sensors and CFD modeling 

      Agrafioti P., Kaloudis E., Bantas S., Sotiroudas V., Athanassiou C.G. (2021)
      In the present work, the distribution of phosphine gas in metal shipping containers was modeled and compared with available data from phosphine sensors. Two different sizes of containers, 20 and 40 ft, were used in the ...
    • Preparedness for the prevention and control of influenza outbreaks on passenger ships in the EU: the SHIPSAN TRAINET project communication 

      Mouchtouri, V.; Black, N.; Nichols, G.; Paux, T.; Riemer, T.; Rjabinina, J.; Schlaich, C.; Menel Lemos, C.; Kremastinou, J.; Hadjichristodoulou, C. (2009)
      Passenger ships carry a large number of people in confined spaces. A case of the new influenza A (H1N1) virus aboard a passenger ship is an expected event and would lead to rapid spread of the virus, if preventive measures ...
    • Re-Starting the Cruise Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Greece: Assessing Effectiveness of Port Contingency Planning 

      Anagnostopoulos L., Kourentis L., Papadakis A., Mouchtouri V.A. (2022)
      Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks on board cruise ships early in the pandemic highlighted gaps worldwide in public health emergency contingency plans (PHECPs) for responding to unknown threats. To restart cruise ...
    • Surveillance and control of communicable diseases related to passenger ships in Europe 

      Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Mouchtouri, V. A.; Martinez, C. V.; Nichols, G.; Riemer, T.; Rabinina, J.; Swan, C.; Pirnat, N.; Sokolova, O.; Kostara, E.; Rachiotis, G.; Meilicke, R.; Schlaich, C.; Bartlett, C. L.; Kremastinou, J.; Partnership, T. S. (2011)
      This study was conducted within the European SHIPSAN (ship sanitation) project and aims at exploring the legislative framework and current practices related to surveillance of communicable diseases and response aboard ...
    • A systematic review for vaccine-preventable diseases on ships: Evidence for cross-border transmission and for pre-employment immunization need 

      Mouchtouri V.A., Lewis H.C., Hadjichristodoulou C., Andrioti D., Barbouni A., Dávila-Cornejo M., Dirksen-Fischer M., Dionisio M., Ferrelli R., Kairiene B., Kokosharova G., Kunchev A., Otorepec P., Petraitis R., Pilipavicius R., Martinez C.V., Vozelevskaja N., Wagner D., EU SHIPSAN ACT Joint Action Partnership (2019)
      A literature review was conducted to identify evidence of cases and outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) that have been reported from on board ships and the methods applied on board for prevention and control, ...
    • Telemedicine in Shipping Made Easy - Shipping eHealth Solutions 

      Koumantaki E.-E., Filippopoulos I., Kokkinaki A., Liakou C., Kiouvrekis Y. (2020)
      This research study aims to highlight the main weak and strong points of existing telemedicine technologies as well as to propose the creation of a new, innovative and financially efficient system of telemedicine which can ...
    • Vessel's trim optimization using IoT data and machine learning models 

      Panagiotakopoulos T., Filippopoulos I., Filippopoulos C., Filippopoulos E., Lajic Z., Violaris A., Chytas S.P., Kiouvrekis Y. (2022)
      The shipping industry is an important source of greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen oxides. In the past few years, environmental and policy reasons dictate the immense reduction of ...
    • Εκ του ναυτικού βίου των βυζαντινών 

      Κουκουλές, Φαίδων (Εταιρεία Βυζαντινών Σπουδών, 1951)
      Une documentation tres variee—ouvrages litteraires, lois, traites speciaux, vies de Saints, glossaires, gravures et icones—et, en outre, le recours aux coutumes de la marine grecque actuelle, fournissent a ΓΑ. les elements ...