Elements of Blue Economy

About
the Book

Our
planet is rightly called the “Blue Planet” as 71 per cent of it is
covered with water. Thus, the economy related to the marine environment is
called the “Blue Economy”. It is immensely important for almost all
segments of human life, but has not received the attention and importance that
it deserves. However, realization of its importance is increasing with time. This
book is an attempt to describe various elements of Blue Economy and is divided
into 14 chapters for ease of understanding. It starts by explaining Blue
Economy and geography of oceans and seas, highlights importance of oceans for
mankind, then discusses seaborne trade and related globalization, waterways,
inland waterways, ships, their types, shipbuilding, ports, fishing, seabed
resources, marine and coastal tourism, law of the seas including IMO,
importance of CPEC, and marine spatial planning.

About
the Author

V/Admiral
Iftikhar Ahmed Rao (Retd) has more than 40 years of rich maritime experience.
He has served as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) and Commander Coast
and is a keen enthusiast of maritime economy due to its tremendous potential in
Pakistan. He has been a member of Gwadar Port Implementation Committee at the
start of the port project and actively contributed to its development. As the
Managing Director of Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works for five years, he
is credited with its financial and commercial turnaround. He remained advisor
to Ministry of Defence Production for development of shipbuilding industry for
many years. He is the brains behind the conception of shipbuilding industry
vision and plan for Pakistan, which has been approved by the prime minister. He
is a strong proponent of creating maritime awareness due to its ever increasing
potential for Pakistan’s Blue Economy. He has been an advisor to Royal Saudi
Naval Forces as well. Iftikhar Rao is a regular guest speaker at National
School of Public Policy, National Defence University, Staff Colleges and
seminars on various maritime subjects.