Weathering the Storm: Developing Strategies for Resilient Port Operations in the Face of Climate Change Impacts 1. Introduction The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) has increasingly raised concerns about the potential effects of climate change on ports, and its implications on port and cargo safety and security throughout the world. Little research has […]
Data Privacy Concerns in the Age of Maritime Cyber Defenses: Balancing cybersecurity measures with the need to protect personal data collected from ships and crew. 1.2. Research Objective The main objective of this research is to develop an understanding of the ways through which various cyber security measures set out by the IMO and required […]
The Role of Maritime Law in Regulating Data Buoys and Oceanographic Sensors: Balancing Open Data Access with Commercial Interests 1.2 Significance of Data Buoys and Oceanographic Sensors Aalborg University, Denmark. Data buoys and oceanographic sensors serve a wide range of scientific, environmental and industrial purposes. They are used to monitor real-time meteorological/oceanographic conditions, climate changes, […]
Examining the impact of negligence and force majeure on port authority liability 1.2. Research Objectives This area of research is currently vastly underdeveloped. In the past, there have been attempts to examine the phenomenon of negligence in port operations, in particular with regards to the ISPS Code and its requirements to increase security. However, there […]
The Economic Impact of Cyberattacks on the Maritime Industry 1.2. Problem Statement Not only ships, but port facilities are also potential victims of cyber attacks. In the case of the Port of Antwerp, a drug syndicate that cooperates with certain mafia and terrorist organizations successfully infiltrated the system to move thousands of containers containing drugs […]
The Impact of Landmark Legal Cases on the Development of UK Maritime Law 2. Historical Background Despite the UK’s status as an island nation, maritime law has often been seen as a somewhat specialist subject and not always of the first importance. In the Laws of Oleron, the first widely accepted code of maritime law […]
Comparative Analysis of Maritime Law Development in the UK and Another European Nation 2. Historical Development of Maritime Law in the UK Historical development of maritime law in the UK: This section will discuss the historical development of maritime law in the UK. It will look at the effect of Europe and international law upon […]
Navigating the legal framework for salvage operations in the era of autonomous vessels. The legal framework for salvage operations faces significant changes due to the emergence of autonomous vessels. Traditional salvage laws, primarily based on the International Convention on Salvage 1989, were designed for human-operated ships. However, Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) present new challenges […]
The Role of Maritime Law in Regulating the South China Sea: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Managing Disputes Macaraig, C.E. and Fenton, A.J., 2021. Analyzing the Causes and Effects of the South China Sea Dispute: Natural Resources and Freedom of Navigation. Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies, 8(2), pp.42-581. Nankivell, J.D., 2016. The Role and Use […]
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Maritime Cybersecurity 1.1. Background Today, AI has impacted seafaring in many ways, including the texts that talk in terms of artificial intelligence futures directly derived by generic concepts floating throughout the seafarer operating environment. Whether the AI method adopted relative to a vessel application necessitates a comprehensive opinion or a series […]
