Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/169143 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Citation: 
[Journal:] SPOUDAI - Journal of Economics and Business [ISSN:] 2241-424X [Volume:] 63 [Issue:] 3/4 [Publisher:] University of Piraeus [Place:] Piraeus [Year:] 2013 [Pages:] 15-25
Publisher: 
University of Piraeus, Piraeus
Abstract: 
The evolution of the maritime Piracy phenomenon constitutes of a top-priority issue for the global maritime community. In this work, the phenomenon of Modern Maritime Piracy as well as the analysis of current countermeasures and deterring strategies of pirate attacks are investigated and their effectiveness rated. More specifically, the work is comprised of the necessary references concerning maritime piracy, a short presentation of the current legal framework governing maritime piracy as well as a reference concerning the insurance cost in High Risk Areas. The main part of this work investigates the Greek Shipping industry's beliefs and standing point of the most efficient and best available practice/technique towards safe and pirate-free transit. The inquiry was conducted through a special questionnaire which was distributed to Greek ocean (/deep sea) shipping companies.
Subjects: 
Modern Piracy
Hotspots
Countermeasures
Legal Framework
Cost
Greek Shipping Industry
JEL: 
H56
Document Type: 
Article

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