An Industry Perspective on the Mine and Maritime IED Threat

Captain Gordan E. Van Hook. USN

Maersk Line, Limited

11 May 2011

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USS WALKE (DD-723) Wonson 1951

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USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58) Arabian Gulf 1988

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Maritime Trade: The Global Conveyor Belts

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“Final Assembled” in the USA

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Growth Story: Containerized Grain Exports from the US

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The 2009 “Ghost Fleet” laid up at anchor off Singapore

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Re-Routing Trade in a Robust and Flexible System – a bit more costly, but certainly not impossible

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Cyber Trade Lanes: A Real Vulnerability

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‘‘ ‘‘[W]e simply cannot, as a nation, fight the fight without the partnership of the commercial maritime industry.

General John W. Handy, USAFU.S. TRANSCOM former Commander

Without the U.S. flag commercial fleet the U.S. would be unable to deploy and sustain its military forces on a global basis.

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A.P. Moller – Maersk is a global corporation in the shipping and energy industry with over 1300 Ships

• Comprehensive coverage of the world’s need for cargo, oil and gas transport, terminal services and on-land logistics

• Energy-related business units include drilling and platform service companies, as well as one of the world’s leading independent oil and gas firms

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U.S. Flag Ro/Ro Ships

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US Flagged commercial and government ships owned, or maintained and operated by MLL

U.S. Flag Transportation Services

Special Missions Ships*

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Ship Management and Chartering

Maritime Technical Services

* Government-owned vessels† Under MLL management

U.S. Flag Container Ships

24 Ammunition Ships 2

U.S. Flag Tankers 3

33Army Watercraft*†

U.S. Flag Multi-Purpose Ship

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MLL Liner “Strings” to support USG operations globally

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MSP Ships Other U.S. Flag Ships

APL 9 10

American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier 8 1

Central Gulf / Waterman 6 0

Hapag-Lloyd 5 0

Intermarine 2 1

Liberty 1 2

Maersk Line, Limited 27 2

OSG 2 0

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MSP participant companies provide for a fleet of 60 military -useful vessels

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OIF and OEF sealift rely on commercial U.S. flag carriers in MSP

The U.S. military benefited from the flexibility and global reach of commercial ocean carriers to greater extent than in past contingencies

Sealift of OEF/OIF Cargoes 2002-2008

U.S. Flag Commercial

Government

Foreign Flag

Carriers in the Maritime Security Program (MSP)

VISA and Other U.S. Flag Charters

57%40%

90%

10%3%

Total: 44.6 million measurement tons

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Approaches to Port Qassim, Pakistan

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Northern Distribution Network

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Commercial Responsibilities for Maritime Security

• Accurate risk assessment• Current Vessel Security Plans• Share Best Practices• Support efforts toward Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)• Information sharing with government maritime security forces• Seek out opportunities for public/private partnerships (“Maritime

Security Consortiums”)• Exercise contingencies and understand responsibilities

Beware of asymmetric threats … but seek asymmetric opportunities

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Questions & Answers