North P&I Club has been awarded the UK government-backed Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation, awarded to companies who have successfully implemented systems to protect themselves against common cyber threats.

Global marine insurer North P&I Club is collaborating with risk management company Hudson Analytix – Cyber to encourage a better understanding among its maritime members of their vulnerability to cyber-risk and to assist in improving their cyber security processes and systems.

North P&I Club in the UK is encouraging its shipowner members to consider the importance of internet access on their ships to ensure they continue to attract, recruit and retain high quality crews, as part of a campaign by North to help its members get the ‘right crew’ that is highlighted in the club’s Signals newsletter.

The North P&I Club in the UK is undertaking a ‘Be Cyber Aware At Sea’ campaign to highlight the cyber threats facing shipowners, aiming to raise awareness of the increasing danger to international shipping, ports and offshore operations.

The North P&I Club in the UK has set out the growing range of cyber risks now facing shipowners in a new loss prevention briefing entitled ‘Cyber Risks and Shipping’, which highlights the need for mitigation measures to be taken by shipowners against cyber attacks.

The UK’s North P&I Club says shipowners and operators should be prepared for a new ‘raft’ of regulations relating to cyber security, according to an article in the latest issue of the Club’s loss prevention newsletter Signals.