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United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has announced that it has achieved the International Organisation for Standardisation Certification (ISO 27001:2013) from BSI Middle East and Africa. The Certification was awarded for the information security management system (ISMS) it has put in place to secure and protect all financial, legal, and personal and employee data as well as all data entrusted by third parties.
As the internationally recognised standard for managing information security in an organisation, ISO 27001 Certification requires rigorous repeated external assessment and demands applicants meet with high standards of risk management and security control on an on-going basis. It covers all processes that control the way business is conducted and services are delivered to customers.
Waleed Al Dawood, chief operating officer UASC said, “UASC has always considered information security as a key priority. Protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of critical information in line with international best practices reiterates that data security remains central to our operations.”
UASC is undergoing one of the shipping industry’s most ambitious newbuilding programs comprising eleven 15,000 teu vessels and six 18,800 teu ships which are to be delivered between November 2014 and September 2016. The security upgrade is intended to support the expansion programme.
