UN World Maritime University Appoints SeaSecure President as Visiting Professor of Maritime Security

The World Maritime University (WMU), an agency of the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO), has appointed Kim E. Petersen, President of SeaSecure LLC, as a Visiting Professor. SeaSecure LLC is a global leader in maritime security and counter-terrorism consulting. Petersen will help the WMU to develop a maritime security curriculum for the graduate program at the Malmų, Sweden-based university.

FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA (PRWEB) January 9, 2004 --The World Maritime University (WMU), an agency of the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO), has appointed Kim E. Petersen, President of SeaSecure LLC, as a Visiting Professor. SeaSecure LLC is a global leader in maritime security and counter-terrorism consulting. Petersen will help the WMU to develop a maritime security curriculum for the graduate program at the Malmų, Sweden-based university.

We first began to support the World Maritime University in 2001 and we are honored to continue our affiliation with the leading maritime university in the world," said Petersen. I look forward to developing a premier seaport and ship security and antiterrorism program for the WMU graduate program here in Sweden."

Petersen will work from his Ft. Lauderdale, Florida offices and conduct lectures at the university each August. Maritime security training, including the protection of ships and ports from terrorism, is now required of ship and port operators due to the passage of the International Ship and Port Facility and Security (ISPS) Code. The ISPS Code was adopted by the UNs 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 the World Maritime University:
The World Maritime University operates under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations. WMU thus enjoys the status, privileges and immunities of a UN institution. WMU offers a postgraduate program in Maritime Affairs, leading to the award of the degree of Master of Science, a Postgraduate Diploma or a Postgraduate Certificate. For more on the WMU see: www.wmu.se.

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 as 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. His civilian career has included senior staff positions with former US Secretaries of State Kissinger and Haig. He also served at the 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 has been featured on such programs as CBSs Sixty Minutes," ABCs 20/20," the Evening News with Peter Jennings, and National Public Radio. In 2003 the Secretary of Transportation appointed Kim to the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council.

Contact:
Ron Thomason: 954-567-4700
www.seasecure.com
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