Maritime security issues first came to prominence on the IMO agenda following the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship ...

The Ghana Maritime Authority in collaboration with the International Maritime Organization has organized a 5-day workshop on the implementation of the ISPS code. The International Ship and Port ...

In 2004, when the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code was entered into force, ports in West and Central Africa eagerly declared their compliance with this set of measures. The ...

In the run-up to the July 1, 2004 international deadline for implementation of the maritime security measures adopted by IMO in December 2002, a far-reaching and multi-faceted programme of technical ...

TWO years after the United States government gave Nigeria an ultimatum to put its port security in order, or face sanction, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) yesterday rated Nigeria high ...

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said its inspectors have been blocked from investigating crew welfare issues on board P&O Ferries’ vessels in the Port of Dover.In March, P&O ...

Ahead of the scheduled opening of the Vizhinjam International Seaport, the port has obtained the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code certification from the International Maritime ...

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has called on Governments to urgently process compliance certification applications from ports and shipping lines in accord with the International Ship and ...

Lagos — HOW to evolve a common approach towards the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code was the thrust of a two-day meeting, penultimate week, by managing ...

The July 1 deadline passed quietly and no Gulf port has implemented the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, shipping officials said. The ISPS Code was adopted in December 2002.

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said that Nigeria as a maritime nation has not satisfactorily implemented the International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) code of the ...