Σύγχρονη πειρατεία και θαλάσσιες μεταφορές: αίτια, συνέπειες, οικονομικό κόστος και στρατηγικές προς αντιμετώπισή της

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Keywords
Πειρατεία ; Ασφάλεια στην ναυτιλία ; Επίγνωση ; Διάχυση πληροφοριών ; Συνεργασία ; Piracy ; Maritime safety ; Awareness ; Information sharing ; CollaborationAbstract
Piracy is one of the main concerns of the contemporary maritime transport. Despite
the reduction of such incidents in the Gulf of Aden and the Western Indian Ocean in
2016, the escalation of this phenomenon with violent attacks in the Gulf of Guinea,
especially in Nigerian waters, depicts the limited level of maritime domain awareness
in this region, in regards of the gravity of this situation and also the existing gaps as
far as maritime safety concerns. On the other hand, a new trend of kidnap for ransom
is emerging in South East Asia, especially in the Sulu and Celebes Sea. The above
challenges cannot be addressed solely to individual states as it requires information
sharing and strong cooperation between states, private sector stakeholders, maritime
industry and International Organizations, at the political, economic, legal, diplomatic
and military level.