CONTEMPORARY MARINE AND MARITIME POLICY

CONTEMPORARY MARINE AND MARITIME POLICY

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: DEMAND, SUPPLY AND SUSTAINABILITY: SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR MARITIME POLICIES

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

1. SEABORNE TRADE

2. SUPPLY OF MARITIME TRANSPORT

3. EXTERNALITIES: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 2: KEY ELEMENTS TO THINK MARITIME POLICIES: PRICING IN THE SHIPPING MARKETS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

2. A REVIEW OF LITERATURE

3. THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL APPROACH

4. ESTIMATION RESULTS

5. FINAL THOUGHTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REFERENCES

Chapter 3: SHIPPING FREIGHT DERIVATIVES: PRACTICAL EXAMPLES AND APPLICATIONS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION TO FREIGHT DERIVATIVES

FREIGHT RATE INDICES AND MARKET INFORMATION

FREIGHT RATE DERIVATIVES PRODUCTS AND MARKETS

EXAMPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF FREIGHT DERIVATIVES

RESEARCH IN THE FFAMARKET

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REFERENCES

Chapter 4: SOMALI PIRACY: A SECURITY-DEVELOPMENT NEXUS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

A PIRACY-SECURITY-DEVELOPMENT NEXUS

MDGS AND PIRACY

FISHERIES

REGIONAL SECURITY

CHALLENGES

THE WAY FORWARD

Chapter 5: HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES IN SEAFARING: OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING RETENTION

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES IN SHIPPING

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 6: MARITIME POLICY IN THE NORTH SEA REGION: APPLICATION OF THE CLUSTER APPROACH

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

MARITIME POLICY

CLUSTER APPROACH AS A POLICY TOOL

MTC CLUSTER METHODOLOGY

MTC FINDINGS

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 7: THE ISSUE OF AIR EMISSIONS: POLICY AND OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Regulatory Framework

3. Technical Challenges

4. Implications and Criticism

5. Concluding Summary

References

Chapter 8: LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS INSTALLATIONS: SELECTED ISSUES

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. OVERVIEW OF THE LEGAL REGIMES

3. ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IMPLICATIONS IN THE NORTH SEA REGION

4. LEGAL REGIMES RELATING TO DECOMMISSIONING OF PLATFORMS IN THE NORTH SEA

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

Chapter 9: DÉJÀ VU? MAYBE, MAYBE NOT: THE ROTTERDAM RULES, MARITIME POLICY AND CONTRACT LAW

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

BASIC CONTENTS AND DIFFERENTIAL FEATURES OF THE ROTTERDAM RULES

CONCLUSION

Chapter 10: TREATY IMPLEMENTATION AND THE USEFULNESS OF MODEL LEGISLATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL MARITIME REGIMES

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW OF INCORPORATION METHODOLOGIES

UNIFORMITY, UNIFICATION AND HARMONIZATION

MODEL LEGISLATION AS A CONCEPTUAL TOOL

CONCLUSION

Chapter 11: FORM OR PROCESS: THE FUTURE OF MARITIME GOVERNANCE

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY

WHERE DO WE GO TO FROM HERE?

COSMIC CAPITALISM

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 12: EUROPEAN SHORT SEA SHIPPING POLICY ISSUES

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

THE EUROPEAN SHORT SEA SHIPPING MARKET

EUROPEAN UNION SHORT SEA SHIPPING POLICY MEASURES

SHORT SEA SHIPPING AND THE TRANS-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT NETWORK

PROMOTING SHORT SEA SHIPPING AND MOTORWAYS OF THE SEA

CONCLUSION AND FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES

Chapter 13: A NATIONAL PORTS STRATEGY FOR AUSTRALIA: A POLITICAL ANALYSIS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

A NATIONAL PORTS STRATEGY

OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE OF AUSTRALIAN PORTS - 1995 TO DATE

POLICY AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES

AUSTRALIA: A FEDERATION OF STATES

DEVELOPING A NATIONAL FRAMEWORK

A NATIONAL APPROACH TO PORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING

AN EFFECTIVE PLANNING MODEL

CONCLUSION

Chapter 14: CHINA’S MARITIME POLICY: FROM LIBERATION TO THE SHANGHAI COMMUNIQUÉ

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

RELEVANT HISTORICAL MILESTONES

THE MAHANIAN PARADIGM AND CHINA

CHINA’S POST-LIBERATION ERAS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

COMMENTARY

REFERENCES

BIOGRAPHY OF THE EDITOR

BIOGRAPHIES OF THE CHAPTER CONTRIBUTORS(IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

INDEX