Prosiding Simposium Pengurusan Teknologi, Operasi & Logistik, (SIPTIK III) 11-12 Disember 2012, Universiti Utara Malaysia 1658 MARITIME PIRACY AT STRAIT OF MALACCA, MALAYSIA 1 Eunica Syrah Alias and 2 Mohd Azril Ismail 1 College of Business, Technology and Logistic Building, University Utara Malaysia, 06010, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia 2 Department of Logistics and Transports, School of Technology Management and Logistic, University Utara Malaysia, 06010, Sintok, Kedah , Malaysia. Email: 1 eunicasyrahalias@gmail.com, 2 azril@uum.edu.my ABSTRACT The Straits of Malacca is one of the busiest and most important strategic waterways in the world. The location of Straits of Malacca makes the waterway facing the piracy problem. Piracy can be described as the hijacking of ships or crews or both. The study will discuss further about the maritime piracy at Straits of Malacca, factors of maritime piracy, and the accountability of government and private sector to face this phenomenon. A good cooperative needed in this problem to avoid any negative impact to the nation. Keywords Piracy, Straits of Malacca, Government and private responsibility 1.0 INTRODUCTION The aim of the study is to understand the maritime piracy at the Straits of Malacca, factors this problem happen and the way to solute this problem from related side. Piracy has permeated the world’s maritime domain throughout history, in contemporary times, the waters of Southeast Asia serves as the dominant region for both the occurrence of its activity and the challenges it poses. Maritime piracy has been increase for much of the past decade, even as international efforts helped reduce the number of successful hijacking. In the Southeast Asia, piracy has focuses on the ransacking of cargo fishing products. While attacks in the South China Sea decreased in 2011, the number of incidents off Indonesia rose for a second consecutive year. These attacks have largely taken place in the Straits of Malacca. Maritime piracy happens because of the economic development and globalization and the geography of maritime Southeast Asia. Besides that, maritime crime is linked to the act of piracy like smuggling and tactics and complimentary technology. Objective of the study are understand the maritime piracy at the Straits of Malacca, identify the factors of maritime piracy in Malaysia waterways and government and private sector responsibility in solving this matter. By having a information regarding maritime piracy that have been gain in this research, the research will recognize about the maritime piracy in Southeast Asia and more focusing on our nation, Malaysia. Then, the factors of maritime piracy will help the research to give suggestion to government and private sector regarding maritime piracy besides knowing both side responsibilities. 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Maritime Piracy at Straits of Malacca Piracy is not a new phenomenon in maritime industry. Usually when people talked about piracy, they will imagine the pirates with black flag, skull and parrots. But nowadays, piracy can described as a term of art and richly descriptive. Piracy also includes hijack and hostage. According to International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy 2011 report that maritime piracy has been on the rise for much of the past decade, even as international effort have helped reduce the number of successful hijackings. Meanwhile, piracy is an activity boarding or trying to board any ship with clear intent to commit theft or any other crime with intent (Chalk P., 2008). According to the IMB, pirate attacks can be divided into three main categories: petty theft, planned robberies, and permanent ship and cargo hijackings. The majority of attacks are in the petty theft category. The goal of most of these pirate attacks is to make a quick score of items that can be easily sold for profit. The most commonly stolen items are mooring lines, cans of paint, food and stores, and crew belongings and money. Planned robberies are much the same as the petty theft except that well- organized, well-armed gangs often carry out the acts. Ship’s equipment is also stolen in addition to the petty theft items already mentioned. In permanent ship hijackings, the entire ship and its cargo are stolen. The crew, in this case, is murdered, set adrift, or held hostage for ransom. brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by UUM Repository