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Maritime security : an introduction /

Maritime Security, 2e, provides practical, experience-based, and proven knowledge - and a "how-to-guide"--Maritime security. McNicholas explains in clear language how commercial seaports and vessels function; what threats currently exist; what security policies, procedures, systems, and me...

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Main Authors: McNicholas, Michael
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Published: Academic,
Publisher Address: Burlington, MA :
Publication Dates: 2008.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Butterworth-Heinemann homeland security series
Subjects:
Merchant marine > Security measures
Shipping > Security measures
Marine terminals > Security measures
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial
Ships
Security measures
Electronic books
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128036723
Summary: Maritime Security, 2e, provides practical, experience-based, and proven knowledge - and a "how-to-guide"--Maritime security. McNicholas explains in clear language how commercial seaports and vessels function; what threats currently exist; what security policies, procedures, systems, and measures must be implemented to mitigate these threats; and how to conduct ship and port security assessments and plans. Whether the problem is weapons of mass destruction or cargo theft, Maritime Security provides invaluable guidance for the professionals who protect our shipping and ports. New chapters focu
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxii, 447 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780080919539
0080919537
9780128036723
0128036729
Index Number: VK203
CLC: U698
Contents: Commercial seaports and modes of maritime transport -- Documentation, financial transactions, and business entities in commercial maritime transportation -- International and U.S. maritime security regulation and programs -- Vulnerabilities in the cargo supply chain -- Plagues of the seas: piracy and stowaways -- Drug smuggling via maritime cargo, containers, and vessels -- Terrorism and commercial maritime transportation -- A strategic blueprint for world-class seaport security -- Port security management --Threat mitigation strategies -- Information security and assurance.

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