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THE ECONOMIC COST OF SOMALI PIRACY, 2012<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
OBP has many experts and stakeholders to thank for their guidance leading up to the publication of this <strong>report</strong>.<br />
We would like to thank Chan Smith from ExactEarth, not only for his help in licensing the AIS data, but also for<br />
his invaluable assistance in bringing the data into useable form and sharing his expertise on industry practice<br />
regarding AIS usage. We would also like to thank Raphael Kahn of Secure-Marine for his insights into the market<br />
for vessel self-protection hardware, as well as Anuj Chopra at Anglo-Eastern Group for providing such valuable<br />
information on the seafaring labor market. Once again, OBP would like to thank Michael Frodl of C-Level<br />
Maritime Risks for continuing to provide us with the latest on piracy-related trends.<br />
Finally, special thanks are due to the Baltic and International Maritime Council<br />
(BIMCO), and especially to its Chief Shipping Analyst Peter Sand, for conducting<br />
such a thorough audit of ECoP 2012’s findings. Peter diligently reviewed each of<br />
ECoP 2012’s nine cost sections, questioning our assumptions where warranted and<br />
improving upon our methodology when his experience counseled in favor of doing<br />
so. His work over the months before the release of ECoP 2012 added a great deal<br />
to the final product.<br />
©2013<br />
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a project of One Earth Future Foundation
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