The Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) has fully complied with the requirements of International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code. According to a statement issued here on Monday, the Port Facility Security Plan of GPA were scrutinised and approved by the directorate-general, ports and shipping, Karachi.
The director-general, ports and shipping has now issued a "statement of compliance of a port facility" to the GPA, as required under the provisions of ISPS code on October 5.
The ISPS code is mandatory requirement under SOLAS Chapter XI-1 to which Pakistan is signatory. After 9/11, the IMO approved this new measure of security for ports and ships enable protect them from any terrorist activity. IMO has been advised that the Gwadar is also ISPS compliant port as stated by Captain Anwar Shah, director-general, ports and shipping.-PR
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