BIMCO to Address Cyber Security in Maritime
By Aiswarya Lakshmi
Thursday, August 20, 2015
The world’s largest shipping association BIMCO will be taking action to raise awareness about IT Security. It will focus on how to handle a maritime casualty crisis at its next annual conference in Hamburg on 18th November, 2015.
BIMCO's aim is to see ship owners in a position to avoid environmental, safety, and commercial risks. Both industry organisations and private security providers have highlighted the risks that the shipping industry now faces.
Angus Frew, BIMCO secretary general, said:“Hamburg is one of the shipping capitals of the world and home to many BIMCO members – which is why we have chosen it for our annual conference this year.
“We will run two very interactive and engaging sessions on cyber security and on managing a crisis in the aftermath of a maritime casualty using the latest technology and involving leading experts in each field.
“The goal is for the sessions to be extremely useful for those working directly with these challenges – but also very engaging for all shipping professionals. We want to draw industry people together for the event to create an excellent opportunity to network and do business,”he said.