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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8512

26 July 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) oecd/maritime security
Cost of strengthening maritime safety is much less than that of potential terrorist threat

Brussels, 25/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - The cost of new maritime security measures for fighting against terrorist threats is "much less than that of an actual attack, is the opinion of the OECD in a report entitled "Maritime Transport Security: evaluation of risks and economic impact", released on Tuesday. These measures consist of security plans for boats and ports and an alarm system for most boats. These should all come into force in July 2004. Shipowners will therefore have to install...

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