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标题：Regional Maritime Security patrols by Pakistan Navy – Same goal, a new approach
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作者：Ashfaq Ali
期刊名称：Defence Journal
印刷版ISSN：0257-2141
出版年度：2018
卷号：9
页码：1-3
语种：English
出版社：Defence Housing Society
摘要：The Maritime sector is important: many view it as an index of prosperity of a nation. While everybody in the world benefits from sea and shipping up to 90% of world’s merchandise is carried by sea, very few people realize it as this largely remains hidden from view. Thousands of merchant ships trade internationally with capacity to carry huge amounts of goods, ply the world oceans carrying virtually every kind of cargo. Crude Carriers transport hundreds of thousands tons of crude oil on a daily basis across the oceans. The world fleet is registered in over 150 nations and manned by over a million seafarers of virtually every nationality. Interestingly, when compared to air, rail or road transport; sea transport is the cheapest transportation mode for an ever-growing, globalized economy. Apart from cargo transportation, passenger transportation (ferries and cruise ships), port services including berthing, and navigational services (vessel-assist tugs, harbor maintenance vessels, etc.) are important marine activities. Moreover, all ships use ports. Ports and terminals earn income by charging ships for use of their facilities and services. A ship’s visit to a port involves ship chandlers, surveyors, insurance people and repairers. Obviously added to these are ship builders, equipment manufacturers and port developers. Once ships get old, they are scrapped again benefitting millions. Shipbreaking at Gadani, Balochistan is a stunning activity. Shipping industry is thus, phenomenal..