Trouble ahead?

Hopes that the ISPS Code will be implemented smoothly when it comes into force in July are fading. Port authorities, shipowners and insurers must work together to minimise the disruption it causes, says Brian Glover, the director of claims at Standard P&I Club.

I n March I warned at a Standard Club seminar in Naples that the summer promised a ‘period of uncertainty’ when it comes to implementing the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. It seemed to all observers that shipowners were ill prepared for the change, and it was my opinion that maritime organisations needed to do more to help them.