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The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code is an amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention (1974/1988) on Maritime security including minimum security arrangements for ships, ports and government agencies. Having come into force in 2004, it prescribes responsibilities to governments, shipping companies ...
Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes (BC Code) International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention(ISM Code) International Ship and Port facility Security Code (ISPS Code) International Grain Code (Grain Code) Caribbean Cargo Ship Safety Code (Caribbean Code) Crew Accommodations, ILO Convention 92,153
UN/LOCODE, the United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations, is a geographic coding scheme developed and maintained by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
North American container ports. This is a list of ports of the United States, ranked by tonnage. [1] Ports in the United States handle a wide variety of goods that are critical to the global economy, including petroleum, grain, steel, automobiles, and containerized goods.
An ISPS port code being enforced in Vardø, Norway. The Norwegian Hurtigruten is in the background. Port security is part of a broader definition concerning maritime security. It refers to the defense, law and treaty enforcement, and Counterterrorism activities that fall within the port and maritime domain. It includes the protection of the ...
This law is the U.S. implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS). Its full provisions came into effect on July 1, 2004. Its full provisions came into effect on July 1, 2004.
One of the best known International Maritime Regimes is the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS.While UNCLOS is only one of many regimes, or sets of rules, laws, codes and conventions that have been created to regulate the activities of private, commercial and military users of our seas and oceans, it provides the legal framework for further maritime security cooperation.
Title 46 is the portion of the Code of Federal Regulations that governs shipping within the United States for the United States Coast Guard, the United States Maritime Administration, and the United States Maritime Commission. It is available in digital or printed form.