Trinidad & Tobago Select SeaSecure to Perform Port Security Assessments and Security Plans

A consortium of Trinidad and Tobago government and port authority operators announced that it has selected SeaSecure LLC, a global leader in maritime security and counter-terrorism consulting, to perform maritime security port vulnerability assessments and security plans for their strategic port facilities.

FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA (PRWEB) January 21, 2004 --A consortium of Trinidad and Tobago government and port authority operators announced that it has selected SeaSecure LLC, a global leader in maritime security and counter-terrorism consulting, to perform maritime security port vulnerability assessments and security plans for their strategic port facilities.

In Trinidad, a member of the selection committee, Captain Rawle Badaloo, Vice President of Commercial Relations & Harbor Management for Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation Ltd. (PLIPDECO), added that, The decision to select SeaSecure was easy due its experience and international reputation. Kim Petersen is very well known here in the Caribbean Basin, and we know that we are in the best of hands working with SeaSecure."

SeaSecure is very proud to have been selected by Trinidad and Tobago to provide these essential maritime security services," said Kim Petersen, SeaSecures President. We look forward to working with both government and industry representatives as we begin the assessment and plans process mandated by the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code." SeaSecure is providing similar services to several other Caribbean nations, including Grenada and Aruba.

Seaport vulnerability assessments and security plans are now required due to the passage of the International Port Facility and Security Code. The ISPS Code was adopted by the UNs International Maritime Organization (IMO) to address maritime security at all international ports and the security of ships engaged in international commerce. The ISPS Code has set strict standards for port and ship operators that must be achieved by 1 July 2004.

About SeaSecure:
SeaSecure is widely recognized as the nations leading expert in maritime security, and its staff have performed security and vulnerability assessments in over 90 countries and 165 seaports. In 2001, SeaSecure was selected to be the lead security consultant to all of Florida's deep-water ports and, in 2002, to perform seaport and facility vulnerability and threat assessments at over a dozen strategic seaports in the United States. SeaSecure's international clients include some of the world's largest seaports, shipping companies, and cruise lines. SeaSecure provides recognized maritime security training to governments and industry, including the US and Chinese governments.

About Kim Petersen:
In addition to being the President of SeaSecure, Mr. Petersen is also the Executive Director of the Maritime Security Council, which represents over 70% of the worlds shipping. Kim has over 25-years of experience in security and anti-terrorism activities. His civilian career has included senior staff positions with former US Secretaries of State Kissinger and Haig. He also served at the White House, US Senate, and US Defense Department and is a former Captain in the Armys Special Forces. He has directed security for such companies as Princess Cruises and Renaissance Cruises. He attended Harvard Business School and Virginia Commonwealth University. Kim has frequently given expert testimony before Congress on maritime security and his writings have been published in several journals and books. He lectures extensively and has been featured on such programs as CBSs Sixty Minutes," ABCs 20/20," the Evening News with Peter Jennings, and National Public Radio. He is a Visiting Professor at the UNs World Maritime University and a Senior Associate Instructor at the US Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. In 2003, the Secretary of Transportation appointed Kim to the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council.

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Contact:
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