Complementing and in conjunction with our other services, Lexpat also features key expertise specific to maritime law, operations, risk, and security. We are proud to offer solutions to both private industry and government maritime regime development in:
- Public-Private Cross-Sector Law, Operations, Risk and Security Expertise
- International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS)-compliant port facility security development
- Port operations assessments and supervision
- Port and vessel cyber security, data, and privacy regulations and best practices
- Country and regional risk analysis & mitigation / Geopolitical analysis and strategic planning
- National maritime legal framework assessments
- Counterterrorism, counter-piracy, counter-espionage, and sanctions-compliance exercise & scenario design, support, and role-playing
- Strategic communication
- Enforcement of and compliance with maritime security laws (e.g., Magnuson Act; Maritime Transportation Security Act; ISPS) to prevent, disrupt, and respond to attacks, sabotage and espionage or subversive acts to ports and coastal infrastructure
- Review, advise, train, develop training plan, train on EMBARC
- SASH implementation and shipboard integration
- Arctic and Antarctic International legal restrictions
- Continental Shelf/Offshore wind energy issues
- Maritime Governance and Enforcement Capacity
- Maritime Security Governance Institutional Capacity Building
- Interdictions/counter-trafficking
- Counter-IUU fishing and EEZ encroachment enforcement frameworks
- Piracy prevention and response frameworks
- Maritime domain awareness
- Model Maritime Code legislative toolkit individualized integration
- Safety and Management Code (SMS) regulatory enforcement
- Marine inspection best practices
- Maritime Operational Threat Response Inter-agency collaboration and decision-making
- Industry Security, Compliance, and Relationships
- ISPS-compliant vessel security development
- Environmental regulation compliance
- International Maritime Organization relations and liaison
- SMS compliance
- Vessel detention/civil penalty negotiation and litigation
- Safer Seas Act and Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment (SASH) implementation and compliance
- Compliance Professional Development, & Training
- Autonomous vessel and aerial surveillance laws and regulations