Maria G. Burns

Maritime Security and Operations

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This textbook serves a market need as a primary text offering the latest developments in the maritime security sector for the growing number of courses in the area.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm
• ISBN-13: 9781138744158
• ISBN-10: 1138744158
• Artikelnr.: 60006931

Autorenporträt

Prof. Maria G. Burns serves as the Director for the Center for Logistics & Transportation Policy, University of Houston, and as Lead of Workforce Development and Researcher in the DHS Center of Excellence for Borders, Trade and Immigration Research, led by the University of Houston. She is the author of the books Port Management & Operations (2014), Logistics & Transportation Security (2015), and Energy Security & Critical Infrastructure (2016). She is an Honorary Member in the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, and Member in the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC), whose role is to advise the Governor of Texas in matters of security. In 2016, Prof. Burns received the "Excellence in Emergency Management Award" by the Emergency Management Association of Texas (EMAT). She has developed a series of training manuals approved by the US Coast Guard NMC. She is a Certified Auditor for Security (ISPS), Safety (ISM), Quality (ISO9001), and the Environment (ISO14001). She serves as Chair in the Supply Chain Security Subcommittee of the National Academies, Washington DC, and Member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), and the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME).

Inhaltsangabe

Part I - Operations
Chapter 1 - Seaports and Port Operations
Chapter 2 - Introduction to Maritime Economics
Chapter 3 - Ship Types:
Chapter 4 - Shipping Contracts
Chapter 5 - Security Management; Risk Management & Risk Assessment
Chapter 6 - A new Era in Information Technology: Security IT Systems for
Ships and
Ports; Cybersecurity Threats; Big Data
Chapter 7 - Long-Range identification and Tracking Systems for Vessels
Part II - Threat Considerations
Chapter 8 - Regional Threats and Security Considerations in the Maritime
Domain
Chapter 9 - Terrorism and terror Attacks
Chapter 10 - Sea Piracy and Cargo Theft/Pilferage
Chapter 11 - Illegitimate Trade and Transport/ Stowaways
Chapter 12 - Drug and Weapons Smuggling
Chapter 13 - Environmental and HazMat Issues
Part III - Legal and Regulatory Authority and Considerations
Chapter 14 - International Regulatory Framework and Security Programs for
Seafarers
and Shippers
Chapter 15 - Legal Authorities for Maritime Law and Conventions for Safety
of Life at
Sea and Marine Pollution
Chapter 16 - Legal Conventions/Statutes in Combating, Piracy, Smuggling,
and
Maritime Terrorism
Chapter 17 - Maritime Security & Inter-Agency/International Collaborations