Combating Piracy 2009
Posted on February 16th 2008 | By admin
28th – 30th April 2009 | The Grosvenor Victoria Hotel, London, UK
Overview
The only collaborative forum that shares the most recent findings and analysis on piracy to ensure sustainable operational procedures that will minimise your risk of attack
- How to effectively coordinate with Naval Forces
- Ensure early identification of suspect vessels and learn how discourage attack
- Recognise and extract factual worldwide information available to reduce risk
- Examine the most recent piracy trends and tactics
- Ensure the safety of your staff, contracts, assets and reputation
- Understand thelegal implicationswhen under attack. Minimise risk to hostages and discuss ransom negotiations
- Discuss the challenges in evaluating available protection
- Identify future training, contingency planning and insurance needs
Why Attend?
The protection of assets and crew from piracy and armed attacks is probably the single most pressing issue facing in the shipping industry. The problem is unlikely to ease; significant increases in commercial shipping are likely over the next few decades, while piracy remains closely linked to a shortage of onshore economic opportunities. There is a lot that individual shipping operators can do to maintain vigilance and to mitigate the risk of being a target of pirate attack.
Although, the long term permanent solution almost certainly resides in the hands of politicians, we need to use every opportunity to minimise risk in the short term.
The greater the level of coordination and cooperation between all stakeholders, the better the chance of protecting people and business interests. It is also vital that the industry collaborates to maintain momentum for finding permanent solutions.
Therefore this important conference has emerged from the urgent need to share with you the most effective tactics to:
- Evaluate your risk in commercial and absolute terms
- Identify and avoid threat during a passage
- Transfer risk away from your vessels
- Best prepare and protect your crew
- Rapidly access support in the event of an incident
- Maximise positive outcomes by taking correct action in the first few hours of a crisis
- Establish an effective communication strategy with key stakeholders both internal and external
You’ll hear the latest military intelligence on pirate behaviour as well as gain up to the minute briefings on current international action.
Who you will meet at Combating Piracy 09
You’ll meet the leading worldwide shipping security experts from within the merchant marine community. Heads of Security, Safety, Quality and Environment as well as Risk and Crisis Directors from the shipping industry will attend. You’ll also have the chance to meet leading security firms, legal advisors, insurers and risk consultants to help your organisation drive your anti-piracy strategies forward. Interactive and networking sessions at this event will guarantee that you will meet not only the other attendees but also the expert speaker panel. Bring plenty of business cards!
