Shipping Industry Launches New Security Resources for World Fleet
Overview
International shipping industry organisations, with military support, have launched a new website dedicated to providing comprehensive maritime security guidance to companies and mariners.
Launched today, the new website www.maritimeglobalsecurity.org provides security-related guidance produced by the industry as well as links to other useful maritime and military security resources.
“In a world of increasingly complex security risks, it is essential that mariners and ships are protected. The new website will be a freely available facility where companies and mariners can access essential guidance and information to help them comprehensively prepare for voyages through areas of security risk,” the authors said.
The aim is to ease access for companies and seafarers to maritime security related information and guidance. Central to the website are new best practice guides to help companies and mariners risk assess voyages and mitigate against external threats to their safety. These are covered in three publications:
- Global Counter Piracy Guidance for Companies, Masters and Seafarers is a new publication containing guidance on piracy and armed robbery that can be used by mariners around the world.
- BMP5: Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy and Enhance Maritime Safety in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea contains guidance for region-specific threats in this region.
- The third edition of the Guidelines for Owners, Operators and Masters for protection against piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea region is also provided.
All three publications are free to download and free printed copies of Global Counter Piracy Guidance and BMP5 will be available soon.
Notes to editors
- The authors for BMP5 and Global Counter Piracy Guidance are: BIMCO, ICS, IG P&I, INTERTANKO & OCIMF
- Photos available on request: (1) Cover of BMP5: Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy and Enhance Maritime Safety in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea (2) Cover of Global Counter Piracy Guidance (3) Photo of website www.maritimeglobalsecurity.org.
Enquiries
For further information contact Emily Yates, Publishing and Communications Manager, OCIMF on 020 7654 1227 or emily.yates@ocimf.org.
Or
Jakob Paaske Larsen, Head of Maritime Security, BIMCO on +45 4436 6844 or jpl@bimco.org.
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