US Coast Guard partners with BD

The US Coast Guard (USCG) International Port Security (IPS) Programme representatives have conducted a country assessment with the Bangladesh Department of Shipping (DoS) last week, said a spokesman of the US Embassy on Thursday.

To establish a comprehensive approach to maritime security, the International Maritime Organisation and its member states have developed the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.

The USCG IPS Programme was launched in 2003 to reinforce implementation of the ISPS Code to better understand maritime security measures worldwide.

Committed to port security and working with the maritime trading partners, the IPS Programme delegations visit the partner countries triennially to meet with the officials responsible for oversight of port security and observe implementation of the ISPS Code within the country's ports.

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