The State of Maritime Piracy 2013

Abstract

Conclusion The mission of the One Earth Future foundation is to support peace and good governance because these systems simply work better for humanity. Preventing problems such as piracy is much cheaper than addressing them once they have become embedded in local structures. Systems which allow for healthy economic growth and stable systems of governance are overall cheaper and better for everyone involved. As Benjamin Franklin said: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Sincerely,

Effectiveness of Emission Controls to Reduce the Atmospheric Concentrations of Mercury

“…The rural and relatively pristine ecosystems in the Appalachian region of western Maryland are downwind of several large power-plant sources of Hg in the Ohio River Valley . Several of the impacts of these power-plant Hg emissions on ecosystems of western Maryland have previously been reported from watershed, atmospheric, and modeling studies.…”

The Economic Impact of Maritime Piracy in the Gulf of Aden: challenges and implications

“…Probably the most important direct cost is the cost of paying a ransom, which has exponentially increased in the last years especially in the Gulf of Aden area (Madsen et al, 2013). In other areas of the world, for example in the South-East Asia region, pirates have rather preferred to steal the ship's cargo and not ask a ransom; in fact these type of attacks tend not to be considered as "piracy" in International law but rather as "armed robbery against ships" (Beckman, 2012).…”

Analysis of Maritime piracy and Armed Robbery in the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Domain

“…The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) notes Madsen [2], defines piracy and armed robbery against ship as "an act of boarding or attempting to board any ship with the apparent intent to commit theft or any other crime and with the apparent intent or capability to use force in the furtherance of that act". The above definition involves actual or attempted attacks whether the ship is in port, at anchorage, or in the high sea.…”

“…The above definition involves actual or attempted attacks whether the ship is in port, at anchorage, or in the high sea. It was noted that the act of robbery at sea is the same in the process of the crime whether committed outside or inside the 12 nautical miles zone of a nations territorial waters, the exclusive economic zone and the internal waters, there exists important legal distinctions [2]. Robbery at sea committed inside these waters is considered armed robbery against ship while only attacks committed outside of the territorial waters and outside the jurisdiction of a coastal state, i.e.…”

“…In this study, we use the word piracy to mean both types of acts (armed robbery and piracy). This is because, the IMB reports on which the study is based does not distinguish between the duo [2,3,4].…”