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An Industry Perspective on the Mine and Maritime IED Threat

An Industry Perspective on the Mine and Maritime IED Threat. Captain Gordan E. Van Hook. USN Maersk Line, Limited 11 May 2011. USS WALKE (DD-723) Wonson 1951. USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58) Arabian Gulf 1988. Maritime Trade: The Global Conveyor Belts. “Final Assembled” in the USA.

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An Industry Perspective on the Mine and Maritime IED Threat

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  1. An Industry Perspective on the Mine and Maritime IED Threat Captain Gordan E. Van Hook. USN Maersk Line, Limited 11 May 2011

  2. USS WALKE (DD-723) Wonson 1951

  3. USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58) Arabian Gulf 1988

  4. Maritime Trade: The Global Conveyor Belts

  5. “Final Assembled” in the USA

  6. Growth Story: Containerized Grain Exports from the US

  7. The 2009 “Ghost Fleet” laid up at anchor off Singapore

  8. Re-Routing Trade in a Robust and Flexible System – a bit more costly, but certainly not impossible

  9. Cyber Trade Lanes: A Real Vulnerability

  10. ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ [W]e simply cannot, as a nation, fight the fight without the partnership of the commercial maritime industry. Without the U.S. flag commercial fleet the U.S. would be unable to deploy and sustain its military forces on a global basis. General John W. Handy, USAF • U.S. TRANSCOM former Commander

  11. A.P. Moller – Maersk is a global corporation in the shipping and energy industry with over 1300 Ships • Comprehensive coverage of the world’s need for cargo, oil and gas transport, terminal services and on-land logistics • Energy-related business units include drilling and platform service companies, as well as one of the world’s leading independent oil and gas firms

  12. US Flagged commercial and government ships owned, or maintained and operated by MLL U.S. Flag Transportation Services Ship Management and Chartering 24 4 U.S. Flag Ro/Ro Ships U.S. Flag Container Ships Special Missions Ships* 7 Maritime Technical Services AmmunitionShips U.S. Flag Multi- Purpose Ship 1 2 Army Watercraft*† 33 * Government-owned vessels † Under MLL management U.S. Flag Tankers 3

  13. MLL Liner “Strings” to support USG operations globally

  14. MSP participant companies provide for a fleet of 60 military -useful vessels

  15. The U.S. military benefited from the flexibility and global reach of commercial ocean carriers to greater extent than in past contingencies OIF and OEF sealift rely on commercial U.S. flag carriers in MSP Sealift of OEF/OIF Cargoes 2002-2008 Foreign Flag 3% 10% VISA and Other U.S. Flag Charters 40% 57% Government 90% Carriers in the Maritime Security Program (MSP) U.S. Flag Commercial Total: 44.6 million measurement tons

  16. Approaches to Port Qassim, Pakistan

  17. Northern Distribution Network

  18. Commercial Responsibilities for Maritime Security • Accurate risk assessment • Current Vessel Security Plans • Share Best Practices • Support efforts toward Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) • Information sharing with government maritime security forces • Seek out opportunities for public/private partnerships (“Maritime Security Consortiums”) • Exercise contingencies and understand responsibilities Beware of asymmetric threats … but seek asymmetric opportunities

  19. Questions & Answers

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