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Jakob Paaske Larsen
Head of Maritime Safety & Security
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Taking stock of the situation in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman, BIMCO and fellow industry associations have developed transit corridors for the consideration of Ship Masters, Owners and Operators. Use of the corridors is not mandatory, and decisions should be based on a thorough security risk assessment.
Assessment should cover regional threat actors’ capabilities, opportunities and motivation to attack different merchant ships.
This transit corridor guidance complements the following existing guidance, all of which is available at the Industry Maritime Security Website: https://www.maritimeglobalsecurity.org/:
2023-11-09 Industry transit advice, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Sea of Oman.pdf 0.3 MB
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