Number 4, Monday, December 04, 2006
- Editorial
- Dear Readers,
This issue marks the long-awaited return of our journal which was temporarily suspended in May 2006 in order to update the website.
Once a bimonthly publication, the journal is now being published in a new monthly format since the editorial staff has grown thanks to the addition of new in-house and external contributors. Weíre also relying on your e-mails that will allow us to open a new topic every month, based on your requests, or to satisfy your curiosity regarding "security" subjects.
In addition, to make up for the long period without any new editions, the "news" section of this issue includes a summary of the most important events, implementation of new rules as well updates, where necessary, about what has already been published concerning security.
We hope you enjoy the journal.
The Editorial Staff
- Num 4, Monday, December 04, 2006
- Interview
- Sergio Rossato: "Interports are preparing
to meet the security challenges"
- "The dry ports are not yet directly affected by the new security regulations, but we are already worrying about what the current changes will lead to in the future". That's how Sergio Rossato, director of the Interport of Padua and North-East Terminal, views the situation. Unlike other Italian interport companies, the one in Padua also plays an active role in managing terminals and thus has a logistics experience in the field. The manager from Padua continues: "We are cautious, as companies always are. The computerised terminal system in the interport of Padua, which became operative over the last few weeks, will strengthen operating capacities also in terms of security. But all this must be supported by infrastructures". In Padua, a
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- Num 4, Monday, December 04, 2006
- The theme/1
- Maritime security: who's responsible
for establishing the rules?
- The security emergency must be managed at an international level. Who's responsible for taking the lead? The most obvious answer would seem to be the Un and its bodies. However, considering the forceful role played the last few years by the United States, which was able to take action more rapidly than the international organisations, and its worldwide political clout, today the tasks should be clarified considering that other countries are also beginning to take the initiative. This was one of the problems discussed by the participants during the 82nd session of the Maritime Safety Committee of the Imo (International Maritime Organization) held last 21 November in Washington D.C. It was during that session that the participants focused mai
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- Num 4, Monday, December 04, 2006
