Port Node Importance and Risk Assessment in Shipping Networks Based on An Improved PageRank Approach and Reliability Analysis

Since the rapid development of the shipping and port industries in the second half of the twentieth century, the introduction of container technology has transformed cargo management systems, while simultaneously increasing the vulnerability of global shipping networks to natural disasters and international conflicts. To address this challenge, the study leverages AIS data sourced from the Vessel Traffic Data website to extract ship stop trajectories and construct a shipping network. The constructed network exhibits small-world characteristics, with most port nodes having low degree values, while a few ports possess extremely high degree values. Furthermore, the study improved the PageRank algorithm to assess the importance of port nodes and introduced reliability theory and risk assessment theory to analyze the failure risks of port nodes, providing new methods and perspectives for analyzing the reliability of the shipping network.