Protecting Global Trade in Transit

Concerns that maritime trade could become a new focus for terrorists in response to a decade of tighter aviation security formed the focus of the SDA's lunchtime debate on December 1st which was led by expert speakers from the European Commission (EC), World Customs Organization and the security industry. The meeting heard how the effects of an attack could be disastrous given the reliance of the world economy on maritime transport which carries around 90 percent of all international trade.

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