Tag Archives: globalisation

We all have heard about this concept; either from popular media such as films and word-of-mouth thus have our understandings of what it may be. Some assume that a black market is where terrorists and mercenaries get their arsenal while pirates trade their loot to other visitors; mostly the aforementioned, refugees and low-class people. However, […]

The 21st century grows more troubled as the economic and geo-political situation grows more unstable and maritime is no exception as civil unrest and social disorders erupt at ports and attached facilities. Recently, unrest has erupted in ports in the form of employee strikes which were received with deadly force from law enforcement and port […]

The North Sea is an important front for commercial shipping worldwide; being the most used shipping lane and front for commercial fishing and tourism; along with a more recent discovery of energy generation via fossil fuels, wind and wave power. The North Sea is considered to have the busiest ports in the world and Rotterdam […]

Globalisation is vital for international business and for development of industries like maritime; however, after researching deeper it is discovered that it is a problem for maritime industries for varied reasons. Firstly, globalisation closely relates to territorial disputes as different parties enter foreign territories and thus bring about conflict situation where interests of local population […]