Εντοπισμός και Αντιμετώπιση των Παγκόσμιων Παράνομων Ροών Πετρελαίου

Abstract

Despite maritime piracy is a major concern to international trade, there is no comprehensive study that considers the causing factors, spatio-temporal patters and association rules of pirates’ behaviour that influence the choice of attack areas that can be used as a decision support tool to enhance security in the most vulnerable areas. To solve this issue and contribute further on the literature, we apply multiple methods namely AHP, and spatio-temporal analysis by using data from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. It is observed that territorial waters are preferable areas; thus, pirates prefer to attack the ships close to the coastline. Moreover, pirates in certain areas are influenced by the activity and the information from other pirates, which can be used as tool from the authorities e.g. derive information from pirates that have been arrested.