Managing passenger flows for seaborne transportation during COVID-19 pandemic
: Niemelä Erik, Spohr Jonas, Hellström Magnus, Langstedt Johnny, Tsvetkova Anastasia, Sjöblom Joakim, Khan Fuad, Eriksson John E., Wikström Kim
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
: 2021
: Journal of Travel Medicine
: JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE
: J TRAVEL MED
: taab068
: 28
: 7
: 4
: 1708-8305
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taab068
: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/67996546
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively affected the cruise and ferry industry as the passenger numbers and revenues have plummeted. Therefore, we developed a holistic approach for mitigating COVID-19 during seaborne transportation in a cost-efficient way by combining behavioural changes, procedural workflows and technical innovations to reset the industry.