IMO Adopts Maritime Security Code

The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code is set to come into force on 1 July 2004 following its adoption at a week long Diplomatic Conference attended by 108 Contracting Governments to the 1974 SOLAS Convention which was held at the IMO in London last month.

The ISPS Code will require ships and ports to fit certain security equipment.

The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code is set to come into force on 1 July 2004 following its adoption at a week long Diplomatic Conference attended by 108 Contracting Governments to the 1974 SOLAS Convention which was held at the IMO in London last month.