IMO faces calls to enhance maritime security code amid rising threats

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The International Association of Ports and Harbors is urging the International Maritime Organization to strengthen the global maritime security code. It cites rising attacks on commercial shipping and growing cyber and technology risks, arguing that rules largely unchanged for more than two decades may not address current threats.

The International Association of Ports and Harbors has called on the International Maritime Organization to update the world’s main maritime security regulatory framework, as escalating attacks on commercial shipping and emerging cyber and technology risks expose potential gaps in rules largely unchanged for more than two decades. In a statement Nov. 5, the industry group ...