Turkey & USA Ship Registry approves SARS/Securewest

News was prepared under the information support of Online Daily Newspaper on Hellenic and international Shipping "Hellenic Shipping News".

29 Aug 2008

SARS Corp., a provider of technologies dedicated to the satellite-based management of fixed and mobile assets, and its marketing partner Securewest International a leader in Maritime Security and emergency response, announced today that the Undersecretariate for Maritime Affairs has approved SARS/Securewest

Internationals LRIT Conformance Testing Services for all ships registered in Turkey.
“We are pleased to have been approved to do the testing of Turkey’s 500+ registered ships to ensure those ships meet the International Maritime Organization Long Range Identification Tracking (LRIT) deadline of December 31, 2008,” said Stuart Flynn, VP of Business Development Securewest International.
“We believe that Securewest and SARS will provide the best testing services to ship owners who are required to test their equipment to ensure their tracking equipment is LRIT compliant,” said Chris Wain, CEO of SARS Corp. “We have clients already signing up to begin testing. It is our intention to have all ships tested prior to the deadline of December 31, 2008.”

Source: Sars Corp.