Singapore wants ISPS to apply to smaller vessels

Singapore's Transport Minister, Yeo Cheow Tong, says that the ISPS Code, which applies to cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards, must extend to smaller vessels which, potentially, pose a serious maritime threat. Many in the shipping industry believe that the security threat comes from smaller vessels particularly given ...

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