PORTS DIRECTIVE ANALYSIS
July 1st, 2005
BY MARK ROWEINSURERS have given a cautious welcome to a European Parliament directive intended to bolster port security across the continent, and which will see airport-style check-in procedures for ferry passengers and an expansion of the area around ports where security must be applied.The proposed directive, which passed its first reading at the parliament last month (June), and could be in force as soon as the autumn, will implement International Maritime Organisation (IMO) principles on ship and port security, and aim to raise standards, training and alert ...
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