DP WORLD CHENNAI EARNS STRINGENT ISO 28000 SECURITY CERTIFICATION
The Chennai terminal of DP World, the global port operator, proudly announces its certification under the ISO 28000 standard for supply chain security management. Chennai now joins DP World’s Nhava Sheva and Mundra International Container Terminals as the only three facilities in India to be so recognized. Southern India’s trade fraternity and its global partners will rest assured that their containers are in safe hands while transiting DP World Chennai.
With heightened concern over global supply chain security, ISO 28000 certification is a major step towards enhancing South India’s trade competitiveness. Mindful that security does not stop at the terminal gates, DP World Chennai has also taken extensive efforts to build security awareness throughout the supply chain, with importers and exporters, warehousing facilities, shipping lines and road and rail carriers.
ISO 28000 sets in place processes and mechanisms to address security vulnerabilities at strategic and operational levels, and to assist with the establishment of preventive action plans. DP World Chennai’s certification followed a stringent audit of the facility, focused principally on container security, physical access controls, personnel security, procedural security, security training and threat awareness building, related business partner requirements and IT Security. The standard complements all international security legislative codes currently in force at DP World terminals. Certification was undertaken by globally recognized Rotterdam-based Dutch auditing firm and Maritime Classification Society of Excellence DET NORSKE VERITAS (DNV).
Mr Ennarasu Karunesan, Director & CEO, DP World Chennai said:
“Being the first container terminal on the East Coast of India to earn the ISO 28000 security Certification is a huge honour. This is a very proud moment for all at DP World Chennai, and very important, for it gives our customers that much more confidence in our system
