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Session Type: Panel

Theme: 2. From Oceanic Crossroads: Empires, Networks and Histories
Panel

Shipping: Its Security, Environmental Impacts, and Other Recent Issues in Asia and Beyond

Wednesday, July 31, 2024
14:00 – 15:45 (GMT+7)
Location: ASEEC Tower, A8.04

Shipping plays a crucial role in world trade. More than 80 percent of the trade goods are carried by sea despite the fact that air cargos are faster. The ability of ships to carry merchandise in bulk has made this transportation mode is the main option in international trade logistic. Therefore, disruptions in international shipping might affect to international trade and world's economic in general. Unfortunately, recent conflicts between States in some regions adversely impacted shipping and maritime security. In particular Gaza Crisis between Israel and Palestine. Malaysia denied Israeli-flagged ships from embarking and disembarking at its ports as a respond to the humanitarian crisis in the region. Houthi rebels in Yemen launches series of attacks against cargo ships passing Bab el-Mandeb Strait as part of their solidarity with the Palestinian. The assaults was at first targeting ships allegedly linked to the Israel. However, in recent attacks, ships which do not have apparent link to Israel was also attacked by the group. The Malaysian port embarkation and disembarkation as well as the Houthi's rebels attacks apparently has disrupt movement of international trade merchandise. This panel discusses these issues from the perspective of the law of the sea and maritime law, whether the port access denial and the attacks can be justified. Moreover, this panel encourages discussions on what should be done in order to ensure the undisrupted flow of trade goods in the event of States conflict.
Apart from the security issues which adversely affected shipping, the transportation mode itself also post a thread to the environment such as noise pollution. This form of pollution seldom receive enough attention despite its enormous negative impact to the marine ecosystem. This panel raises this issues and seek the best possible options in addressing the pollution to protect the marine environment.
This panel also addresses issues on the commercialization of the Area on which applies the common heritage of mankind principle prescribed in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Activities in the Area should comply with the principle, including the equitable sharing of benefits between developed and developing States.

Presentations:

  • 14:00 – 15:45 (GMT+7)
    Protection of Commercial Cargo Ships in Exercising the Right of Passage in International Straits

    Presenter: Kautsar Ismail – Centre for Maritime and Ocean Law Studies, Universitas Airlangga

    Co-Presenter: Kiki Kristanto

    Co-Presenter: King On Putra Jaya

  • 14:00 – 15:45 (GMT+7)
    Navigating the Legal Seascape of Ocean Noise Pollution

    Presenter: Miftakhur Rohmah – Universitas Airlangga

    Co-Presenter: Kirani Bararah – Universitas Airlangga

  • 14:00 – 15:45 (GMT+7)
    Malaysia's Form of Banning of Israeli-Flagged Cargo Ships as A Form of Defense Against Gaza

    Presenter: Niken Widya Intan – Universitas Airlangga

  • 14:00 – 15:45 (GMT+7)
    Compliance of the Common Heritage of Mankind Principle in the Commercialization of the Area

    Presenter: Fitrillah I Hi Subur – Universitas Airlangga