Roles of ISPS code and standards in supply chain management
2nd June 2008
A recent article looks at how the events of September 11, 2001 have had an effect on the transportation industries which has transformed travel procedures, inconvenienced governments and the public alike and given ship and port operators many additional burdens to bear, not least the compliance requirements of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.
An ironically beneficial consequence of all this change has been an increased awareness of security that has considerable potential for progressive ports and companies to exploit to their commercial advantage by being able to market their compliance with an ISO Standard that has been developed because of 9/11. This standard is ISO 28000:2007, which is aimed at organisations within, or related to the logistics industry. It is considered applicable to all areas of the supply chain from the manufacturer to the receiver of goods and in-between: the port operators, the ocean carriers plus a myriad of others, including logistics management companies, truckers, railroads, air carriers, cargo and customs agents, and so on.
