IAPH leads port efforts to ensure the ISPS Code is fit for the future

The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) – a recognised NGO at the IMO and the global voice for world ports for more than 70 years – is leading port industry efforts to ensure the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code remains fit for purpose, two decades after its introduction.

These efforts encompass a global survey of views on the ISPS Code in the port sector, detailed submissions to the IMO based on the subsequent findings, and high-level discussions at its international conference, attended by more than 700 delegates from 70 countries.

IAPH, which represents a 400-strong membership of ports and port-related businesses, believes there is a case for updated guidance that reflects modern port operations and strengthens cooperation among key stakeholders.

A global survey Proposal for review of the Guide to Maritime Security and the ISPS Code to address emerging transnational organized crime (MSC 112/7/1) submitted by the United States at the 111th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 111) urged Member States and the IMO to consider developing additional maritime security measures within existing IMO instruments, namely the ISPS Code, to better address evolving security threats.

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