The main focus of this book is the impact of maritime fraud on contracts for sale and carriage, documentary credits and marine insurance. It covers all varietie

A total of 2,463 actual or attempted acts of piracy were registered around the world between 2000 and the end of 2006. This represents an annual average inciden

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Most plan their attacks carefully, frequently using information gained through government agencies in ports. The costs in terms of both economic loss and seafar

Many believe that pirates and other water-bound terrorists present a significant threat to international maritime security. Testing the validity of this claim,