RE-THINKING MARITIME RISK: LINKING PIRACY, GLOBAL SHIPPING AND PORTS–AND- WHAT CRUISE/FERRY TERMINALS CAN LEARN FROM AIRPORTS

Maritime Risk;Piracy;Maritime Security;Vessel Security;Airport Security;Risk Mitigation;Global Security Studies

Kuperman, Mark IsaacStout, Mark ;

Johns Hopkins University

关键词: Maritime Risk;    Piracy;    Maritime Security;    Vessel Security;    Airport Security;    Risk Mitigation;    Global Security Studies;   

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瑞士|英语

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【 摘 要 】

This thesis addresses two issues related to maritime risk. The first concerns recognizing high-volume shipping destined for U.S. ports initially journeys through foreign waters and ports where crime, piracy and terrorism are hazards. The second issue is prioritizing maritime risk mitigation in response to multi-variable threats and vulnerabilities. This subject is compounded by limited resources and a reliance on collaborative partnerships. The thesis mainly focuses on the relationship between piracy and U.S. maritime interests since piracy has a nexus offshore and in waterways where U.S.-bound ships originate or transit. The approach is three-fold. First, the initial two chapters identify piracy as a threat which shipping encounters in global hot-spots before entering U.S. waters. Chapter 1 associates connections between piracy and terrorism, mariners’ safety in regions/waterways, and challenges of eradicating piracy, with a focused study on the Straits of Malacca. Chapter 2 identifies when offshore piracy may threaten the U.S., emphasizing the Gulf of Guinea. Chapter 3 transitions back to U.S. solutions in protecting ferry and cruise passengers within confined terminal spaces.The thesis results indicate risk-related findings. Chapter 1 highlights collaborative challenges foreign nations need to overcome while trying to protect citizens and eradicate crime/piracy. Also in Chapter 1, the findings reveal piracy and terrorism in the Straits of Malacca do not appear related. Chapter 2 categorizes the types of offshore piracy that pose risk to the U.S. Chapter 3 undertakes a multi-variable analysis of inter-modal risk mitigations and suggests certain airport models may work in ferry and cruise terminals.