Bahamas-based shipping companies have committed to making counter-piracy efforts a priority within their organisations, following the recent agreement signed between this nation and the US.
The US Embassy, in collaboration with Campbell Shipping Company and Clipper Group Management, co-hosted a reception at The Balmoral Club to commemorate the signing of a Counter Piracy Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the US and the Bahamas.
The MOU provides the international legal framework for prosecution of piracy attacks against Bahamian-flagged vessels.
The US State Department’s acting assistant secretary for political-military affairs, Tom Kelly, and US Charg� d’Affaires, John Dinkelman, led the US delegation.
The private sector was represented by co-hosts Lowell Mortimer, president of Campbell Shipping, and Niels Jensen, director of Clipper Group Management (Nassau).
Both Mr Mortimer and Mr Jensen committed to making counter-piracy efforts a priority in their respective companies, which was illustrated during the reception by a short documentary and presentation on piracy attacks.
Other attendees included minister of national security, Bernard Nottage; minister of foreign affairs and immigration, Fred Mitchell; attorney general, Allyson Maynard-Gibson; and minister of transport and aviation, Glenys Hanna-Martin.
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