Neptune Maritime Security Adds to Asia Area Staff
Neptune Maritime Security says that Graham Storey has joined its team representing Asian and South East Asian clients. Graham has a wealth of experience in the shipping industry in Singapore and will be working closely with Neptune’s representatives in Japan and Asia. Additionally, Neptune has moved its ISO 9001:2008 certification to LRQA, who certified the company to ISO PAS 28007 in January this year. Neptune Maritime Security was founded in 2009 by former members of the UK Special Boat Service and provides specialist Risk Management and Security solutions tailored to the safety…
Neptune Maritime Security Certified to ISO PAS 28007
Neptune announce that it has been certified by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) to ISO PAS 28007. The PAS, as part of the ISO 28000 family of security standards, gives established guidelines to private maritime security companies (PMSC) providing armed guards to ships. Certification to the standards demonstrates to clients and stakeholders that Neptune Maritime Security and its operatives can legally, safely and effectively guard their people, assets and reputation having undergone a rigorous and internationally recognised process.
Maritime Anti-Piracy, The Captain’s Guide Book
The fight against global piracy is as old as the seas themselves. Recent years have seen huge increases in pirate attacks against commercial shipping and, while the risk of piracy off East Africa is now believed to be somewhat diminished, the threat remains in the region and the cost to the global economy has been estimated to be as much as $6 billion by Oceans Beyond Piracy in their 2012 report. Piracy in West Africa and the South China Sea, meanwhile, is very much on the increase.
