A workshop on advanced port security drills and exercises is taking place in Lima, Peru (25-28 August). Attended by port security officials, managers and designated authority officials, the workshop is designed to improve the implementation of special IMO measures to enhance maritime security and the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) by encouraging drills and exercises to be held and promoting the concept of emergency preparedness.
IMO’s Javier Yasnikouski is representing IMO at the event, which is organized by the IMO, the Asia Pacific Economic Community (APEC) Maritime Security Working Group, the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism of the Organization of American States (CICTE-OAS) and the National Port Authority of Peru (APN). Find out more about the workshop here www.apn.gob.pe (Spanish only).