I recently met with the senior leaders from BIMCO (The Baltic and International Maritime Council) in Copenhagen. We discussed a wide range of issues related to commercial shipping. They thanked me for the guidance I provided to field commanders earlier this year regarding our relationship with the maritime community. They also provided me the results of a survey that was taken from their members regarding port state control boardings (boardings we conduct on foreign flag vessels to insure compliance with international safety standards). The results were encouraging and I am providing them with this post (click here). That said we must continue strive to achieve 100 per cent satisfaction. My thanks to our Sectors for their hard work. Keep it up.
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