Maritime Terrorism and Piracy

Whereas records of acts of piracy reach as far back as the fourteenth-century BC, this study confines itself to the present century.

Maritime terrorism, like all forms of terrorism, stems primarily from political, ideological or religious sources. Terrorists thus seek to identify and target industrial infrastructures. They may focus attention on so-called choke points and mega-harbours, which account for 75% of all international sea transport activities sustained by approx. 50000 ships utilizing 2800 ports.

 

 

Maritime Terrorism and Piracy