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The relationship between the War on Terror and seaports is little known to the public; and yet, a few facts will suffice to show it very clearly
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Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft e.V. (2016).
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2016).
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Bliss (2012).
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Maritime Information Systems Ltd. (2016).
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International Maritime Organization (2002).
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United Nations (1980).
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International Maritime Organization (2012).
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Point 2.
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International Labour Organization (1979).
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Article 8.
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Article 9.
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Article 10.
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Article 16.
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Preamble, point 9: “The guidance given in part B of this Code should be taken into account when implementing the security provisions set out in Chapter XI-2 of SOLAS 74 and in part A of this Code. However, it is recognized that the extent to which the guidance applies may vary depending on the nature of the port facility and of the ship, its trade and/or cargo.”
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See Chap. 14.
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Paragraph 4.3ff, Part B of the Code.
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Paragraph 4.5, Part B of the Code.
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Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Algeciras, Marseille, Le Havre, Immingham, Izmit and Botas. Source: Statistical Office of the European Union (2016).
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South Louisiana, Houston, New York, Beaumont, Long Beach, New Orleans, Corpus Christi, Baton Rouge, Los Angeles and Plaquemines. Source: U.S. Department of Transportation (2016).
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Port of Corpus Christi Authority (2015), pp. 1, 2.
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City of Long Beach Harbor Department (2015), pp. 2, 23.
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City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (2015), p. 8.
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (2014), pp. 9, 10.
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (2016a).
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (2016b).
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Chapter 12.
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Rotenberg (2007), p. 2.
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DP World (2016).
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Rotenberg (2007), p. 2.
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Rotenberg (2007), p. 2ff.
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Rotenberg (2007), p. 2. The Committee “is an inter-agency committee authorized to review transactions that could result in control of a U.S. business by a foreign person (‘covered transactions’), in order to determine the effect of such transactions on the national security of the United States. CFIUS operates pursuant to Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended by the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 (FINSA) (Section 721) and as implemented by Executive Order 11858, as amended, and regulations at 31 C.F.R. Part 800” (U.S. Department of the Treasury 2016). The FINSA Act was passed by the Congress in reaction to the DP World case (Folsom 2016, p. 288).
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Rotenberg (2007), p. 3.
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Rotenberg (2007), p. 6.
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Beisecker (2006).
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Casagrande, M. (2017). Port Security: The Dubai Ports World Case and the ISPS Code. In: Seaports in International Law. SpringerBriefs in Law. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60396-4_15
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