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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McNicholas, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington, Massachusetts : Academic, ©2008.
Colección:Butterworth-Heinemann homeland security series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.