Aspida Maritime Security officially became a Green Award incentive provider on 16 December, 2016. Aspida will help Green Award certificate holders and ships to enhance security at an attractive discount.
Aspida Maritime Security has become a Green Award incentive provider in line with its Corporate Social Responsibility guidelines. The company will support quality shipping by ensuring that sustainable ships certified by Green Award get access to great security enhancement services and products at a special price.
Effective 16 December 2016, Aspida will reimburse a 10% of the annual Green Award fees to all Green Award certified ships utilizing Aspida’s Onboard Security teams. It will also offer a discount of 15% on the tariff of the Cyber Security User Awareness courses, 10% off on Cyber Security Audits to all Green Award Certified Ships and a 5% discount on all other Maritime Security services (in-port security, consultancy, training). Furthermore, Aspida offers free external Cyber Security Vulnerability Assessment to all Green Award certified companies.
On 16 December 2016, Mr Dimitrios Mattheou, Green Award Chairman, handed over a symbolic Green Award plaque to Mr Panos Moraitis, CEO of Aspida Maritime Security, sealing the co-operation.
‘In spite of reports declaring that piracy is decreasing, the maritime industry still faces serious challenges to the security of its crews, cargoes and vessels. The estimated annual loss due to piracy worldwide is about $13 billion. The duty to make travel and transport by sea as safe as possible necessitates the cooperation of all involved parties to the fullest possible extent, in the repression of piracy on global and regional levels,’ said Mr Mattheou.
‘The strengthening and improvement of safety on-board and off-shore/ashore is the highest priority of both Aspida Maritime Security and Green Award. The solutions offered by Aspida, will help and assist the Green Award certificate holders in the management of identified risks, the prevention against illegal acts and the best protection of their vessels, resulting to life saving and the preservation of the planet.’
According to Mr Panos Moraitis
‘Safety at sea has always been our top priority in Aspida by continuously adding value to our high quality services to adapt to a demanding and changing environment. Our aim is to differentiate through innovation and development in order to mitigate the risks our clients face and protect them and their assets. With this partnership we believe that our shared values will give us the opportunity to help in sustaining shipping activities.’
Source & Image Credit: Green Award
