ISPS

The Port of Willemstad and its port related facilities are in compliance with the International Ships & Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as of July 1, 2004. The ISPS Code is a comprehensive set of measures to enhance the security of ships and port facilities, developed in response to the perceived threats to ships and port facilities in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in the United States.

The ISPS Code is implemented through Chapter XI-2 Special Measures to enhance maritime security in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974. The Code has two parts, one mandatory and one recommendatory.

In essence, the Code takes the approach that ensuring the security of ships and port facilities is a risk management activity and that, to determine what security measures are appropriate, an assessment of the risks must be made in each particular case. The purpose of the Code is to provide a standardized, consistent framework for evaluating risk, enabling governments to offset changes in threat with changes in vulnerability for ships and port facilities through determination of appropriate security levels and corresponding security measures.

The following locations offer certified port facilities:

Curaçao Mining Company	Refineria ISLA S.A.	CPA Otrobanda Wharves
Curaçao Port Services	Curaçao Ports Authority (CPA)	CPA Caracas Bay
Dry-dock Company Inc.	CPA Mega Cruise Terminal	Port of Willemstad