PSC operations in the Malacca Strait: legal and political issues and options / Mark J Valencia

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: 2005Subject(s): In: The Indonesian Quarterly Vol. 33, No. 4, Fourth Quarter 2005, pp.357-379 (30)Summary: The rising incidence of piracy and other offences against shipping has prompted private security companies to offer armed guards and escorts for vessels transiting the Malacca and Singapore Straits. This article considers how and why these services came into being, the political and legal situation in which they operate, and concludes with some suggestions which might reduce the need for PSC services.
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The rising incidence of piracy and other offences against shipping has prompted private security companies to offer armed guards and escorts for vessels transiting the Malacca and Singapore Straits. This article considers how and why these services came into being, the political and legal situation in which they operate, and concludes with some suggestions which might reduce the need for PSC services.

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