Maritime Security

It is estimated that 75-85% of world cargo is transported along the vast “Shipping Super Highways.” Everyday items including food and other vital commodities will at some point in its life have been positioned on a commercial vessel. Aligned to this figure is that logistical support, provided to ongoing theatres of operation in Afghanistan & Iraq will also have at some point been “At sea”.

Each UK portal region provides a lifeline for the British economy. They are vital to sustain economic growth & stability. For example, figures provided by the Port of London Authority show that there are in excess of 36,000 commercial vessel movements per annum. A further 70,000 private leisure craft movements are also recorded, which equates to nearly 2 million visitors who will use the River Thames to gain access to the UK’s capital city.

The aims of maritime security are:

1. To target harden portal facilities from the threat of organised criminal activity.

2. To prevent, deter, and detect, any would be criminal element exploiting maritime security weaknesses.

3. To enhance maritime domain awareness.

4. Provide reassurance to both the private and commercial maritime sectors.

Our experience

We have experience of working with Port of London Authority, TRANSEC, Metropolitan Police Service, Royal Navy, National Coordinator of Ports Policing, Maritime Coastguard Agency, British Waterways, Inland Waterways, The British Marina Federation and Marina operators, as well as overseas partners from both Europe and the U.S.

Our services

We provide a wide range of advice, guidance, training & consultancy, on matters as diverse as

• commercial vessel profiling
• theft and recovery of marine craft and equipment
• tackling marine crime within private marinas
• identifying anomalies within the maritime arena