Security aspect of European Union on maritime transport

In this study, we deeply elaborated European Unions? Maritime security policies by explaining the growing importance of piracy, merchant shipping and maritime transportation. Security needs which are the natural consequence of increasing transportation costs has caused many practices that are the core of our study.First of all, the security aspects of the study is taken in to consideration. Afterwards, other related International organizations that have actions ın this framework, general regime on maritime transport and finally European Unıon maritime security policies have been revealed.Keywords:1.Maritime Security2.European Union3.Transportaion4.Piracy