Transporters who are not complying with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) and have not registered their trucks with the Port of Maputo have until the end of July to become compliant.

In case of non-compliance by 31 July then the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) will have no other alternative than not allowing the truck to enter the port.

The MPDC is requesting that all Transporters ensure they compliant and all the relevant information is available from the MPDC either by emailing them on info@portmaputo.com or +258 21 340 500.

The International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (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 standardised, 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.