Executive Director
CurrentIn its most recent annual report the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) anti-piracy body, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), established in 1981, stated that 352 attacks of piracy took place worldwide in the first nine months of 2011, with Somali pirates responsible for 199 (56%) of the total, up from 126 for the first nine months of 2010.The alarming increase in maritime piracy has forced shipmasters and ship operators whose vessels have been attacked, robbed or hijacked either in port or out at sea, into the business of self-protection by hiring professional, armed security teams from among hundreds of newly organized anti-piracy security agencies. However, pursuant to Egypt law anti-piracy security related weapons must be off-loaded and transported by the Egyptian Army via air and returned to your vessel by the Egyptian Navy. The transfer can be handled through any Port in the Red Sea area. What can Mamdouh Maritime Legal Solutions (MMLS) do to aid in ensuring your vessel's safe passage? In order to help facilitate the next step in fulfilling your anti-piracy security needs, MMLS can provide you with the necessary licenses required to transport security related weapons while your vessel is passing through Egypt waterways. Additionally, we can provide licenses for crew members, navigational licensing (Red Sea Area Local Water), social insurance, navigational certification(s), maritime inspection(s) for licensing, and assist with matters related to fines or levies in the event of non-compliance of any Egyptian or Coast Guards of the Red Sea law. We can also establish an Egypt-based company or branch of your company in Port Said, Hurghada or Safaga. MMLS can also provide the same services to clients in Sudan.The fact is that there has never been a successful attack upon an armed vessel.Contact Said Mamdouh at mamdouh.law@gmail.com or +20 1001930333. We look forward to serving you.
