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For any maritime business, a sanctions screening programme is only as good as the lists it screens against. A counterparty, a vessel, a beneficial owner or a…
Fixing a vessel, lending against a cargo or underwriting a voyage now carries a question that did not trouble operators a decade ago: is anyone in this chain…
Boarding and unauthorised access remain among the most persistent threats a merchant ship faces, whether alongside a high-risk terminal, swinging at an exposed…
Maritime security (MARSEC) levels are the common language that tells a ship and a port facility how much protective security to apply at any given moment.…
Putting armed guards aboard a merchant ship is one of the most consequential decisions a shipowner or master can take. Done properly, a vetted team of…
If your vessel is routed through a piracy or armed-robbery hotspot, Best Management Practices (BMP) is the single most important piece of guidance you will…
For any operator routing a vessel through contested waters, the High Risk Area, or HRA, is one of the first lines on the chart that shapes a voyage. It drives…
For any operator running ships through commercial ports, the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code is the rulebook that decides whether a…
Stowaways remain a persistent, costly problem for the shipping industry, particularly on trades off West Africa, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and the…
