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This volume is a compilation of the proceedings arising from the inaugural International Maritime Security Conference 2009 held on 13-14 May 2009 at the Singapore Expo. The conference was organised by the Republic of Singapore Navy and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies and was held concurrently with the 7th IMDEX Asia 2009. The conference sought to promote global maritime safety and security and to update maritime practitioners on the latest cooperative efforts and technological developments in the maritime domain. Consequently the conference adopted the theme of 'Realising Safe and Secure Seas for All', which is also the title for this volume, and managed to bring together senior maritime defence officers, maritime security enforcement agencies, think tanks, researchers, academia, policy makers, maritime and port authorities, shipping practitioners, shipping lawyers, technology companies, maritime service providers, classification societies, maritime training institutes, security training providers, security system and equipment vendors from the Asia-Pacific and beyond to participate in this exchange of knowledge and experience. Senior naval officers and officials from Australia, China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States and the International Maritime Organisation presented at the conference, and their papers are compiled in this volume.