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The reality is that modern shipping is an industrial
operation comprising a complex web of logistics, thousands upon thousands of
transactions, multi-million dollar deals, and billions of dollars' worth of
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Maritime
Governance and Policy Making Michael
Roe Springer-Verlag,
London, 2013 (First edition), pp. 442 The Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics,
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The nature of Maritime Policy and the role of public
affairs on the governance of maritime matters are popular topics in the
field. Theories and perspectives on maritime policy are dynamic and they are
revised by the ever-changing environment of maritime industry and the
globalisation factor. Through the maritime policy debate, the function of
national and international organisations is not well suited under the
inconsistency of flag state and the ruler (public power for ensuring safety,
security, environmental protection, among others) (i.e. market vs hierarchy).
Therefore, the flag-out phenomenon has dramatically separated the Flags of
Convenience (FOCs) and the conventional flag state governance. The emergence
of FOCs has brought us a new kind of flag state management with a
professional business-like manner. In the last few decades, the function of flag states
has almost changed and maritime industry welcomed the new style with the rise
of globalisation. There are a number of lessons learnt from the FOC
experience: First, the public affairs and private industry cannot be easily
synchronised since maritime industry is mostly an offshore business; second,
public affairs have limited power on ruling maritime industry unless it is
agreed by an international organisation (e.g. IMO)(usually,
but not always); and finally, maritime business entities are more of a
homo-economicus rather than flag-waver. Therefore, public institutions are
expected to focus on practicality of legislation more than the content of
large volume of regulations. A recent example is the Motorways of the Sea
project of the European Union. “Motorways of the Sea” has been very useful
and improving idea in theoretical basis while it is mostly failed in
practice. Shipping companies are private institutions with their own
commercial motivations and the EU is not kind of a socialist organisation. In the middle of maritime policy debates, Michael
Roe (Plymouth University) has played a significant role on intellectual
contribution in the field and he has several published papers on the
governance of maritime matters. Finally, Professor Roe composed a seminal
publication, “Maritime Governance and Policy Making” which covers a wide
range of topics in the field and provokes in-depth discussions on the
failures of maritime governance practice. The book is not only a reference
for maritime policy issues, but it is also a concise source of intellectual
discussions on policy making, governance and political philosophy of maritime
affairs. |
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