Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Port Security

2020; Springer International Publishing; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-030-34630-0_10

1613-5113

Risto Talas,

Maritime Navigation and Safety

The role of ports as nodes in global supply chains is crucial for international trade and their protection against security incidents is paramount. Prior to the 11th September 2001 terrorist attacks against New York and Washington DC, also known as 9/11, the types of security incidents in ports were largely smuggling by organised criminals, theft, and the presence of stowaways. Terrorist attacks against ports or shipping in ports was relatively rare. After 9/11, the focus moved to potential acts of terrorism and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) introduced the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code which mandated security procedures in the world's ports that receive internationally trading vessels of 500 tons and more. Other initiatives included the United States of America's (US) Maritime Transportation Security Act passed by Congress in November 2002, which included the Container Security Initiative and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism. Since then the International Organisation for Standards has introduced ISO 28000 for Supply Chain Security. The enclosed case study highlights the need for effective cybersecurity in ports, as Dubai Ports (DP) World discovered to their cost in Antwerp in 2012.