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BlueBonds: Financing a Sustainable Blue Economy
As the world faces increasing climate challenges, innovative financial instruments are emerging to support ocean conservation and sustainable maritime industries. Blue Bonds, modelled on Green Bonds, have gained attention as a means of mobilising capital for projects that protect marine biodiversity, combat pollution, and strengthen the Blue Economy. With global markets prioritising sustainability, Blue Bonds […]

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Destination Trend Dossier: Essaouira, Morocco
This remarkable product by Téthys Naval, meticulously engineered to aid in the decision-making process for itinerary planning, contingency awareness, and crisis preparedness, is now freely available. We extend an invitation to cruise destination planners, port operators, shipmasters, risk assessors, and underwriters to download the detailed dossier. This comprehensive 84-page document offers a thorough examination of […]

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A Human Rights Failure: The Inadequacy of ISPS and STCW to serve a Fair Trial.
This Whitepaper introduces the policing regulations at sea. It highlights the deficiencies of current practice in responding to illicit acts on board and explains insufficiencies concerning legal principles of policing, prosecuting and a fair trial. Téthys Naval proposes management standards for upholding legal principle at sea and for mitigating liability and litigation risks for shipping […]

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Three-Elements Doctrine: Itinerary Management, Contingency Planning and Crisis Preparedness
The COVID-19 pandemic and the dealing with unexpected natural disasters, health emergencies or the increased threats in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Red Sea, including restrictive measures and the suspension of essential rights, demonstrate that modern shipping activities require prudent planning for contingency and crisis adaptation. Téthys Naval has developed the doctrine of the three […]

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Safeguarding Marine Activities: Risk Mitigation in Exploration and Exploitation at Sea
Téthys Naval presents an overview of basic safeguard for the deployment, installation, and operation of exploration devices and exploitation facilities against loss, damage and compromise. This whitepaper delivers general considerations for risk assessment in scientific and economic activities and outlines principle standards of security management in surface and underwater marine environment.

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Strengthened Supply Chain: Protection and Prevention in Inland Navigation
Téthys Naval provides principal guidance for securing the integrity of a logistics project on inland waterways against loss, damage, and theft during transhipment, delivers general considerations for risk mitigation concerning transported goods and valuable cargo, and outlines basic standards of security management in logistics.

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Unrecognised Comfort Zone: Situational Awareness in Maritime Tourism
Téthys Naval introduces a framework for maritime tourism that promotes preparedness through awareness for mitigating behaviour-based risk exposure and to address incident and impact management. It explores the situational risk domain for crew, seafarers and for guests and recommends layers of awareness.

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