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Shipping and cargo security companies: maritime security (PMSCs), port guarding, intelligence and screening.
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From LIKE Magazine: Port Security — our editors' guide.
| Firm | HQ | Regions Served | Core Services | Port Authority / Agency Work | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrey | London, United Kingdom | Global | Maritime security and risk management; armed guards; escort vessels; intelligence; ISPS advisory | Partner in EU-funded SEACOP maritime trafficking programme (per firm) | ambrey.com |
| Dryad Global | London, United Kingdom | Global | Maritime intelligence and risk assessments; voyage risk; maritime cyber risk | not documented | dryadglobal.com |
| EOS Risk Group | Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom | Global; Gulf of Guinea; Indian Ocean | Maritime security; intelligence; kidnap response; training | Authorised by the Panama Maritime Authority (Merchant Marine Circular MMC-245) to provide armed/unarmed personnel aboard Panama-flag vessels — flag authorisation, not a client contract | eosrisk.com |
| Neptune P2P Group | Poole, United Kingdom | Global; Gulf of Aden; Gulf of Guinea | Armed and unarmed vessel protection; port and terminal risk assessment; crisis management | not documented | neptunep2pgroup.com |
| MAST (Maritime Asset Security and Training) | United Kingdom | Indian Ocean; Red Sea; Gulf of Guinea; Sulu Sea | Armed guards; vessel and yacht protection; security training | Helped develop Malta’s PMSC licensing regime with the Maltese Government; approved by the Panama Maritime Authority to deploy armed personnel aboard Panama-flag vessels (flag authorisation) | |
| Securewest International | Plymouth, United Kingdom | Global | Maritime security; SSAS monitoring; ISPS preparation; audits and training | Training courses approved by UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (per trade press) | securewest.com |
| Diaplous Maritime Services | Limassol, Cyprus | West Africa; Gulf of Guinea; Mediterranean | Security escort vessels; armed teams; maritime security consultancy | Escort vessels crewed by Nigerian Navy personnel; recognised by NIMASA, Nigeria (per firm/trade press) | |
| Seagull Maritime Security | Malta | Indian Ocean; Red Sea; Gulf of Aden | Anti-piracy teams; merchant vessel protection | Authorised PMSC of the Liberia Maritime Authority (2022) and listed in Panama Maritime Authority Circular MMC-245 — flag authorisations, not client contracts | |
| Hart Maritime (Hart International) | United Kingdom | Global; high-risk regions | Port security; ISPS compliance; offshore security; anti-piracy | Puntland government maritime-protection contract 2000–2001 (training/support to the local Coast Guard; UN-reported); established security for Dubai Ports World incl. first ISO 28000 compliance (company-stated) | |
| MUSC (Maritime and Underwater Security Consultants) | London, United Kingdom | Global | Ship, port and supply-chain security consultancy; anti-piracy advice | Recognised Security Organisation (RSO) status held in multiple countries (per trade press) | |
| Salama Fikira | Nairobi, Kenya | East and West Africa; Indian Ocean | Maritime security; intelligence; journey management | Listed in Panama Maritime Authority Circular MMC-245 as a recognised PMSC for Panama-flag vessels — flag authorisation, not a client contract | |
| Castor Vali | Nairobi, Kenya | Africa; Gulf of Guinea; Middle East | Maritime security; intelligence; risk assessments | not documented | |
| Trident Group | Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA | Global | Maritime security teams; vessel protection; maritime training | Listed in Panama Maritime Authority Circular MMC-245 as a recognised PMSC for Panama-flag vessels — flag authorisation, not a client contract | |
| NYA International | London, United Kingdom | Global | Crisis response; piracy and kidnap response; maritime risk consultancy | not documented | |
| Gray Page | Wallingford, United Kingdom | Global | Marine intelligence; investigations; incident and crisis response | not documented | graypage.com |
| Risk Intelligence A/S | Hellerup, Denmark | Global | Maritime and port risk intelligence platform (MaRisk); threat assessments | Government and defence agency clients reported (per firm) | riskintelligence.eu |
| Pole Star Global | London, United Kingdom | Global | Vessel tracking; LRIT and SSAS services; sanctions screening | Provides LRIT/SSAS services to flag-state maritime administrations (per firm) | polestarglobal.com |
| Lloyd's List Intelligence | London, United Kingdom | Global | Maritime intelligence platform (Seasearcher); vessel movements; sanctions and AIS-spoofing detection | Used by regulators and compliance teams (per trade press) | lloydslistintelligence.com |
| Windward | Tel Aviv, Israel | Global | Maritime AI; vessel risk profiling; sanctions, smuggling and dark-activity detection | Contracts/partnerships with INTERPOL, EU MAOC-N and Singapore DSTA; US DoD and DHS customers disclosed | windward.ai |
| Spire Global (Spire Maritime) | San Francisco, California, USA | Global | Satellite AIS vessel data; maritime analytics | AIS data contracts with US federal agencies reported (per trade press) | spire.com |
| MarineTraffic (Kpler) | Athens, Greece | Global | AIS vessel tracking; port-call and fleet analytics | not documented | marinetraffic.com |
| RightShip | Melbourne, Australia | Global | Vessel vetting and risk ratings; port and terminal insight tools | Risk ratings used by ports and terminals (per firm) | rightship.com |
| ORBCOMM | Rochelle Park, New Jersey, USA | Global | Container and asset telematics; satellite AIS data | AIS and telematics supplied to government agencies (per firm) | orbcomm.com |
| Control Risks | London, United Kingdom | Global | Maritime security consulting; voyage risk assessments; crisis management | not documented | controlrisks.com |
| G4S (Allied Universal) | London, United Kingdom | Global | Port security guarding; ISPS consultancy; electronic security; training | Security delivered at 170+ ISPS-compliant port facilities; advisory work for ports and maritime authorities (per G4S) | g4s.com |
| Allied Universal | Irvine, California, USA | North America; Global | Port and maritime guarding; TWIC access control; passenger screening | Port security for over 20 US port authorities and cruise operators (per market research) | aus.com |
| Securitas | Stockholm, Sweden | Global | Guarding; port and logistics security; electronic security services | Contract security for Portos dos Açores SA (Ponta Delgada port, marina and dock, from 2013; CJEU Case C-200/16) and for Maryland Port Administration regulated terminals (Dundalk, Seagirt, Locust Point, Fairfield) | securitas.com |
| Prosegur | Madrid, Spain | Americas; Europe; Asia-Pacific | Port facility guarding; TWIC access control; perimeter and cargo-yard patrol; remote monitoring | Serves MTSA-regulated port facilities and terminals under US Coast Guard rules (per firm) | prosegur.com |
| ICTS Europe | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Europe | Port facility security; cruise and ferry passenger screening; cargo screening (RASCargO) | Contract security services (entry/exit monitoring of persons and goods) for Portos dos Açores SA at Ponta Delgada, Azores, until July 2013 (CJEU Case C-200/16) | ictseurope.com |
| GardaWorld | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Global; Africa; Middle East | Guarding; maritime and offshore security; risk consulting | Airport screening services for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) — Central and Eastern Region contracts from April 2024 (aviation authority; no port work documented) | gardaworld.com |
| Westminster Group | Banbury, United Kingdom | Africa; Middle East; Global | Managed port screening services; security systems; training | 10-year managed services contract for screening at a West African port; trains customs staff (per firm) | wg-plc.com |
| Smiths Detection | London, United Kingdom | Global | Cargo and container X-ray/CT screening; trace detection | Selected for EU Horizon METEOR maritime customs border-screening programme (per trade press) | smithsdetection.com |
| Rapiscan Systems (OSI Systems) | Hawthorne, California, USA | Global | Cargo and vehicle inspection systems (Eagle); radiation portal monitors | Inspection systems deployed at ports and border crossings for customs agencies (per trade press) | rapiscansystems.com |
| Leidos | Reston, Virginia, USA | North America; Global | Non-intrusive inspection systems (VACIS/MEIS); port security systems integration | Inspection systems supplied to US Customs and Border Protection (publicly reported) | leidos.com |
| Nuctech | Beijing, China | Global | Container and vehicle X-ray scanners; radiation monitors | Scanners supplied to customs administrations worldwide (per trade press) | nuctech.com |
| L3Harris Technologies | Melbourne, Florida, USA | Global | Screening and detection systems; security automation | U.S. Transportation Security Administration supplier: ProVision AIT body-scanner and eXaminer explosives-detection ID/IQ contracts (awarded to predecessor L-3 SDS); also a named supplier to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and DHS | l3harris.com |
| Astrophysics Inc. | City of Industry, California, USA | Global | X-ray cargo, vehicle and parcel scanners | U.S. Navy XRBS programme (ruggedised X-ray systems for dockside/entry-control screening at seaports worldwide); U.S. Customs and Border Protection Non-Intrusive Inspection ID/IQ; DHS Science & Technology cargo-scanner funding | astrophysicsinc.com |
| CEIA | Arezzo, Italy | Global | Metal detection and screening systems for people and cargo | not documented | ceia.net |
| Gilardoni | Mandello del Lario, Italy | Europe; Global | X-ray scanners for cargo, luggage and vehicles | not documented | gilardoni.it |
| LINEV Systems (ADANI Systems) | Conroe, Texas, USA | Global | X-ray body, baggage and cargo scanners | As ADANI: £28m UK Ministry of Justice framework (Feb 2020, ADANI Ltd) for X-ray body scanners across the prison estate; no named customs/port deployment documented | |
| Autoclear | Fairfield, New Jersey, USA | Global | X-ray inspection systems for cargo and vehicles | X-ray systems maintained under U.S. federal sole-source awards for the FBI Security Division and the DHS Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (2023) | autoclear.com |
| Decision Sciences | Poway, California, USA | North America; Caribbean; Global | Passive (muon tomography) cargo scanning systems | System deployed at Freeport Container Port, Bahamas (per trade press) | decisionsciences.com |
| Viken Detection | Burlington, Massachusetts, USA | North America; Global | Handheld backscatter imagers for contraband detection in vehicles and cargo | Handheld imagers supplied to US border and law-enforcement agencies (per firm) | vikendetection.com |
| Teledyne FLIR | Wilsonville, Oregon, USA | Global | Thermal and optical surveillance cameras; maritime sensor systems | Systems used by coast guards and naval forces (per firm) | flir.com |
| Genetec | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Global | Unified video surveillance and access-control platform (Security Center) | Platform deployed at seaports (vendor case studies) | genetec.com |
| Convergint | Schaumburg, Illinois, USA | Global | Security systems integration for ports, terminals and logistics sites | Security-systems integrator to the Port of Los Angeles (Harbor Department agreements since 2013 for CCTV and access control, part-funded by the federal Port Security Grant Program; World Cruise Center agreement 2024) | convergint.com |
| CargoNet (Verisk) | Jersey City, New Jersey, USA | United States; Canada | Cargo theft database, alerts and recovery support; route risk scoring | Theft intelligence shared with law enforcement agencies (per firm) | cargonet.com |
| Sensitech (incl. FreightWatch) | Beverly, Massachusetts, USA | Global | Cargo security monitoring; freight security intelligence and escorts; cold-chain tracking | not documented | sensitech.com |
| BSI Supply Chain Services | London, United Kingdom | Global | Supply-chain risk intelligence (SCREEN); cargo theft and disruption data | not documented | bsigroup.com |
| Tive | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Global | Real-time shipment trackers; theft, tamper and shock alerts | not documented | tive.com |
| Pinkerton | Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA | Global | Supply-chain security consulting; investigations; cargo loss prevention | Evaluations of Operation Safe Commerce test containers under contract to the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma (federal port-security initiative) | pinkerton.com |
| HudsonAnalytix | Camden, New Jersey, USA | North America; Global | Port and vessel security consulting; maritime cybersecurity; MTSA/ISPS compliance | Serves port authorities, terminals and shipping lines (per firm) | hudsonanalytix.com |
| ABS Consulting (ABS Group) | Houston, Texas, USA | Global | Maritime security risk assessments; MTSA/ISPS compliance; facility security plans | Security assessments for regulated maritime facilities (per firm) | abs-group.com |
| Tetra Tech | Pasadena, California, USA | Global | Port security planning, engineering and programme management | US federal agency programme work (per firm) | tetratech.com |
| Thales | Paris, France | Global | Coastal surveillance radar; vessel traffic services; port security systems | Coastal surveillance and VTS supplied to coast guards and port authorities (per firm) | thalesgroup.com |
| Indra | Madrid, Spain | Europe; Latin America; Global | Vessel traffic management (VTMIS); port systems integration | Vessel traffic systems supplied to port authorities, incl. in Spain (per firm) | indracompany.com |
| Saab | Stockholm, Sweden | Global | Port management and vessel traffic management systems | Systems used by port authorities worldwide (per firm) | saab.com |
| Wartsila Voyage | Helsinki, Finland | Global | Vessel traffic services (VTS); port operations and traffic management systems | VTS supplied to port authorities and coast guard services (per firm) | wartsila.com |
| Kongsberg Norcontrol | Kongsberg, Norway | Global | Vessel traffic services (VTS) and maritime surveillance systems | VTS supplied to port authorities and coast guards (per firm) | kongsberg.com |
| Frequentis | Vienna, Austria | Global | Maritime communications and control-room systems (VTS/GMDSS) | Systems supplied to coast guard administrations incl. Norway (per firm) | frequentis.com |
| Terma | Lystrup, Denmark | Global | SCANTER surveillance radars for ports, VTS and coastal security | Radars used by port authorities, VTS operators and coast guards (per firm) | terma.com |
| HENSOLDT | Taufkirchen, Germany | Global | Coastal and port surveillance radars and optronics | Radars supplied to coast guards and naval forces (per firm) | hensoldt.net |
| Saildrone | Alameda, California, USA | North America; Global | Autonomous surface vehicles for maritime domain awareness and surveillance | Missions with US Coast Guard and US Navy publicly reported | saildrone.com |
| Webb Fontaine | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Africa; Middle East; Asia | Customs and port management digital systems; single-window platforms | Customs and port systems implemented for government agencies (per firm) | webbfontaine.com |
| CrimsonLogic | Singapore | Asia-Pacific; Global | Trade facilitation and customs e-services platforms | National trade/customs platforms built for government agencies (per firm) | crimsonlogic.com |
| SOGET | Le Havre, France | Europe; Caribbean; Africa | Port community systems; cargo traceability and customs integration | Port community system integrated with French customs (per firm) | soget.fr |
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