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Maritime transport security : issues, challenges, and national policies / edited by Khalid Bichou, Joseph S. Szyliowicz, Luca Zamparini.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Comparative Perspectives on Transportation Security series
- Comparative Perspectives on Transportation Security
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Merchant marine--Security measures.
- Merchant marine.
- Merchant marine--Safety measures.
- Maritime terrorism--United States.
- Maritime terrorism.
- Terrorism (International law)--United States.
- Terrorism (International law).
- Shipping--Security measures.
- Shipping.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (318 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Safeguard Measures in World Trade tackles the controversial issue of restrictions on imports. Professor Yong-Shik Lee skillfully argues that Safeguards interfere substantially with the normal stream of trade, and their improper application undermines the objectives of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction; PART I Themes and frameworks; 2. Maritime security: issues and challenges; 3. Overview of contemporary supply chain security initiatives; 4. Economic issues in maritime transport security; 5. Risks and costs of maritime security: review and critical analysis; 6. Maritime terrorist attacks against seaports 1968-2007; 7. Maritime piracy analysis; PART II Policy applications; 8. US maritime security policy: achievements and challenges; 9. Maritime security in Canada; 10. Maritime and cargo security failures: European cases
- 11. Maritime security in Nigeria12. Maritime security in Oman; 13. Container security at Indian dry ports; 14. Security in the Straits of Malacca in recent years; 15. Maritime security regulations and policies in Hong Kong: a critical review and the development of a risk-based security assessment model; 16. Maritime security and piracy in Mauritius; 17. Conclusions: comparative analysis of transport policies and relevant benchmarks and best practices; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-78195-497-6
- OCLC:
- 871780365
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