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ISSN 2083-6473
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Prof. Tomasz Neumann
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TransNav, Faculty of Navigation
Gdynia Maritime University
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81-345 Gdynia, POLAND
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The Somali Piracy New or Old Challenge for International Community
1 Polish Naval Academy, Gdynia, Poland
ABSTRACT: Nowadays it is obvious that maritime transport is the core element of word economy so each disturbance in the world shipping can create more or less serious problems for world economy, especially now when the world crises appeared. The piracy activities showed that shipping safety in the Gulf of Aden and waters around the Somalia should be considered as an international problem. The Somali piracy has complex reasons, so it is not easy to provide safety of shipping in this region without wide spectrum of action and international cooperation. The paper presents analyze of piracy root in Somalia, the development of piracy activities and steps of international community which should be taken to provide safety and secure shipping in this region.
KEYWORDS: Shipping, Maritime Transport, Maritime Policy, Piracy, Gulf of Aden, International Community, Piracy Problem, Armed Robbery
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Citation note:
Duda D., Szubrycht T.: The Somali Piracy New or Old Challenge for International Community. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 345-352, 2009
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