Maritime Environment
The objective of this study is to answer the questions of what are the specific security challenges in a port maritime environment. This work will additionally describe the following as they pertain to port management security: (1) security survey; (2) risk-based decision-making; and (3) cost effective risk assessment. Finally, this work will answer the question of what is asymmetric warfare and will describe the megaports initiative.
Maritime Environment Security Challenges
The work of Bhaskar and Kemp (2011) report security in the maritime environment to include "The security of chokepoints in the region -- the Straits of Hormuz, the Bab-el-Mandeb, and the Indonesian Straits" stated to have become a "matter of great strategic importance for all maritime powers." (p.3) In addition stated is security challenges related to the "conflict in the Persian Gulf and piracy near Bab-el-Mandeb, due in part to the failed state of Somalia, are...
Ensuring the future security of the sea lines and cable routes has now become an issue for all the Asian powers." (Bhaskar and Kemp, 2011, p.3)
II. Port Security: Security Survey; Risk-Based Decision-Making; and Cost-Effective Risk Assessment
The work of Orosz et al. (2009) reports "Ports are important to the U.S. economy. This is particularly true with the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Over 40% of all containers shipped in and out of the U.S. flow through the two-port complex. It is vital that these ports be protected from terrorist attack and other disasters. The DHS funded Center for…
