The second edition of Maritime Security: An Introduction represents the pinnacle of security literature (the first edition is also accessible). It encompasses a wide range of topics while delving deeply into specifics. The portrayal of the maritime setting and seafaring traditions is so thorough that readers can nearly sense the salty breeze and hear the calls of seagulls. Author Michael McNicholas, a seasoned expert in maritime security, demonstrates his expertise throughout the text.

This volume offers practical, experience-driven, and validated insights, along with a comprehensive "how-to-guide" on maritime security. McNicholas articulates in straightforward terms how commercial seaports and vessels operate; identifies existing threats; outlines the security policies, procedures, systems, and measures necessary to counter these threats; and details how to perform security assessments and develop plans for ships and ports.

Whether addressing issues such as weapons of mass destruction or cargo theft, Maritime Security delivers essential guidance for professionals tasked with safeguarding our shipping and port facilities. New chapters concentrate on comprehensive government maritime security, United Nations legal conventions and frameworks, transnational crime, and migration. Updates throughout the text will present the most current information in this increasingly vital field.

It serves as an excellent introduction to the challenges confronting this crucial transportation channel, featuring three entirely new chapters and revisions to reflect the evolving landscape of maritime security, with enhanced focus on migration issues and transnational crime; furthermore, new contributors highlight legal security and cybersecurity matters.

Port Operations, Planning and Logistics provides an in-depth analysis of global port systems by utilizing both theoretical and practical (managerial) methodologies in port operations, management, and policy.

The author leverages a unique blend of extensive cross-management professional experience and well-established multidisciplinary academic knowledge to deliver a comprehensive publication that spans various research domains; including economics, engineering, operations, technology, management, strategy, and policy.

The book delves into a range of port-related subjects such as ICT and technology applications, investment and financing, pricing and asset management, contract regulations, safety, security, and environmental management. Each topic is bolstered by case studies and practical examples reflecting the latest advancements in the field.

This publication is exceptionally thorough in its examination of Port Logistics. Additionally, it features chapters on Port Security, ISPS, and ISO 28000, which will be crucial for all companies engaging in trade with the US in the future.

The expansion of global trade, travel, and the transportation of goods across borders, seas, and oceans has yielded significant advantages for humanity. However, it has also enabled the worldwide proliferation of invasive aquatic species (IAS), which have increasingly detrimental effects. These species frequently lack natural predators in the regions they invade. The issue intensified with the advent of steel hulls in the 1830s, which permitted ships to utilize water as ballast instead of solid materials.

The primary objective of this report is to outline the evaluation process of Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) as it has developed over the past decade. This methodology is grounded in internationally recognized risk assessment methods that are implemented in various countries and regions around the globe. The methods and assumptions are derived from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the European Union, particularly the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) concerning the assessment of chemicals and biocides, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and are incorporated into decision support systems within these organizations.

The GESAMP-BWWG is responsible for interpreting these methods. Additionally, this publication aims to introduce this risk assessment framework to the scientific community to stimulate critique and thus enhance the methodology. The assessment of BWMS warrants a scientifically sound approach to system approval, thereby achieving the goal of safeguarding the environment, human health, property, and resources.

ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems establishes the criteria for third-party certification. This book acts as a practical guide on how to implement ISO 50001 through an integrated management approach. A wide range of background theories and practical examples illustrate how the pursuit of energy can serve as a foundation for success in both national and international markets—clarifying not only what actions need to be taken, but also the methods to achieve them, and the rationale behind their necessity.

Almost every business sector is influenced by energy management: including accounting and managerial accounting, operations, supply chain management and logistics, procurement, facility management, strategic planning, and business ethics. Consequently, the book presents the principles of a thorough energy-focused business administration or energy management as a business function. Academic instructors can incorporate this subject into their courses to equip students with this essential knowledge, enhancing their career prospects and benefiting the companies they will join.

The overarching challenge of energy significantly complicates management, yet powerful new information technology tools are also at hand. Examples include in-memory databases, cloud and mobile computing, Big Data, and smart metering. These tools contribute to energy efficiency as a component of corporate sustainability.

In the inaugural extensive survey of the world’s female pirates, "Pirate Women" recounts the tales of both historical and mythical women who, throughout history, sailed alongside—and at times led—their male peers. These women hailed from diverse backgrounds but shared a common aspiration: the pursuit of freedom. For a long time, history has overlooked these female adventurers, until now.

Their narratives span from ancient Norse warriors such as Awilda, Stikla, and Rusla; to Sayyida al-Hurra of the Barbary corsairs; from Grace O’Malley, who instilled fear in shipping operations around the British Isles; to Cheng I Sao, who commanded a fleet of 400 vessels off the coast of China in the early 19th century. Author Laura Sook Duncombe also delves into the perspectives of the storytellers and myth creators.

What biases and motivations influenced them? What aspects did they omit? "Pirate Women" investigates the reasons and methods behind the narration and transmission of these stories, as well as how history is shaped by those who document it. This work represents the most comprehensive collection of women pirates in a single volume, brimming with thrilling adventures. In this book, the stories of pirate women are brought from obscurity into the deserving limelight.

This book addresses the unforeseen challenges that affect every facet of contemporary maritime business. Each chapter focuses on the singular challenge confronting the maritime industry – namely, uncertainty.

Every chapter examines a particular segment of the maritime business community to enhance the understanding of complex markets, to explore solutions for economic or financial sustainability amidst the pressures of climate change, to evaluate technology as a potential future option, and ultimately to demonstrate how to leverage large data sets for more informed decision-making and policy formulation that were previously impractical due to limitations in scale and capacity.

It is anticipated that these efforts will be viewed as an initial small step towards effectively transforming the industry in accordance with Schumpeter (1943) and academically shifting a paradigm of thought and scientific inquiry in alignment with Kuhn (2012), thereby ensuring that the maritime sector is better informed and prepared, and can significantly contribute to human welfare.

The effectiveness of a drilling fluid in performing its several functions is directly related to density, viscosity, gel strength, and filtration. These properties are associated with the colloidal or clay fraction of the fluid, which can be altered by treatment. The two problems in mud control are:

• Determining what adjustments need to be made.

• Selecting the processes and materials by which those needs can be satisfied.

Drilling fluid treatment requires an understanding of certain basic procedures. To “mud up”, or to add bentonite to a freshwater drilling fluid, increases viscosity and gel strength and lessens water loss. Such an addition of solid materials is normally made to clear water fluids having less than 6,000 ppm of the chloride ion and 1,000 ppm of the calcium ion.

Where salt contamination may be a problem, premium clays are used. Salt clays are used to mud up salty clays; these materials increase viscosity but do not affect filtration.

Carboxymethyl cellulose, or CMC as normally called, will improve filtration for fluid in which salt contamination ranges up to 20,000 ppm of chloride. Starch and polyanionic cellulose, PAC as normally called, can be used to reduce water loss in fluids with almost any level of salt contamination.

The video will be interesting to all people engaged in the international maritime shipping industry. It will shed some light on the marine transportation of cargo using the containers. We all know that the containerships are in a very wide use all around the world, transporting literally all non-bulk goods. The subject cargo is carried inside the so-called TEUs and FEUs, standing for the twenty- and forty-foot equivalent unit, respectively, which is a standard designation for the container.

The container vessels normally feature a good speed and economical fuel consumption, allowing the marine transportation to remain the most effective and preferred option for the owners. The ports where such vessels are services shall have special features such as the specific cargo handling devices etc.

The authors of the video wanted to give some brief introduction about the way such ports work. The logistics of intermodal transportation is also mentioned, together with the work planning in the ports etc. This professionally prepared video is intended to address the day to day operation of the ports with the due attention being equally paid to all aspects, including the finance and social ones.