Tag: security measures

IMO has assisted in the strengthening of maritime security governance in East Africa by participating in two regional events during August.

The Federal Government of Nigeria will collaborate with the Republic of Korea on the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure otherwise known as the Deep Blue Project.

The US Coast Guard recommended the maritime community to examine their systems to determine if they contain BlackBerry QNX versions 6.5 or below, following a recent public disclosure from BlackBerry regarding the “BadAlloc” vulnerability in these versions.

In the August edition of ‘The SENTINEL Watch’ providing the merchant shipping industry with an update on maritime security incidents within the Middle East Region, the International Maritime Security Construct informs that the threat in the Southern Red Sea, Bab-el-Mandeb, Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman continues to be Low-Moderate.

The IFC has just conducted the 7th Maritime Information Sharing Exercise (MARISX) from 27 to 29 Jul 21. The exercise seeks to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation in info-sharing between military, enforcement agencies and the shipping community through table-top exercises, in-depth discussions on MARSEC matters and presentations from subject-matter experts across various MARSEC threat categories.

PSC Regimes use the Deficiency Category Areas in order to categorize the marked deficiencies during inspections. Although all PSC Regimes (MoUs and USCG) have a category for ISPS related deficiencies, USCG is the only regime which conducts independent Security Inspections almost same number with Safety Inspections.

On 17 Jul 21, two incidents of unauthorized boarding occurred to ships while underway off Tanjung Pergam, Bintan Island, Indonesia, the ReCAAP ISC said through a new incident alert. The two incidents occurred within an interval of 30 mins and in close proximity to each other in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait.

An increase has been observed in the number of cases of illegal drugs being found onboard ships in the US, according to data provided by local correspondents to Britannia P&I Club. 

Amid violent political unrest in South Africa, port operators have declared force majeure for the port of Durban, while Richards Bay has resumed operations at reduced capacity, the Gard Club informed. 

The Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum – SHADE (GOG-MCF/SHADE) project was officially launched on 14 July as a new collaborative framework to combat illicit maritime activities in the Gulf of Guinea.