Past Projects
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ANTWERP PORTS - BELGIUM
BRASS LNG - NIGERIA
MARITIME SECURITY - UAE
NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION - LIBYA
VENICE PORTS - ITALY
United Kingdom
Japan
USA
Qatar
Kuwait
Indonesia
Malta
Belgium
Indonesia
Denmark
Taiwan
Baltic Sea
Iraq
MUSC was contracted by the port authorities of Belgium to carry out security assessments of the country's ports and to develop an effective national maritime security regime. Over 160 facilities were covered in this project. Work continues with Antwerp and Ghent on the introduction of the European Directive on Port Security and associated EU initiatives.
MUSC:
Identified valuable assets and key infrastructure
Identified possible threats and assess the likely impact of an attack
Established effective security measures and guidelines
Created an organisational structure capable of implementing new security measures
Ensured coordination between all departments involved in port security
Trained port officials to a high standard of professionalism
Brass LNG is constructing an LNG production and transportation plant on the Niger Delta coast. MUSC was engaged to survey the site for unexploded ordnance, conduct risk assessments, create a security plan and advise the fore-end engineering design stage of the project.
MUSC:
Performed risk analysis of the design of the entire marine base case and its various installations
Foresaw possible attack scenarios in relation to the actual threat in the Niger Delta Region and identified the most
likely methods of attack
Analysed the possible effect of commonly used explosives/weapons if activated underneath LNG/LPG pipelines
Developed a plan for overall security – land and sea – for the entire facility
Ensured that all parts of the project were physically secure and complied with the ISPS Code
Provided clear recommendations on:
- The use of Exclusion Zones
- Mitigation measures to be implemented
Made contact and negotiated with local villagers and tribes to secure the unhindered investigation and survey of the
LNG site
Carried out hydrographic survey and investigation
Liaised with local police and military, to develop a national maritime border security strategy
MUSC was contracted to provide a project management and consultant team for maritime security audits and to create security plans for port oil terminal complexes and offshore oil and gas production structures in the United Arab Emirates.
MUSC:
Performed security assessments of all Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) terminals
Provided recommendations to ADNOC management for updating of security procedures and plans in accordance
with the ISPS Code
Developed of an overall security plan for all ADNOC installations
Developed of Security training programme
Trained ADNOC personnel in Security matters
NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION – LIBYA
MUSC was contracted by the National Oil Corporation (NOC) to provide a project management and consultant team for maritime security audits and security plans for ten oil sites both offshore and in port complexes in Libya.
MUSC:
Performed Maritime Security audits of all NOC facilities in Libya
Liaised with NOC and other security organisations for data gathering
Advised NOC Management on the introduction of security plans and procedures
Delivered security training for key NOC personnel
Developed an overall security plan for NOC facilities
MUSC conducted port and facility security assessments and planning for one of Italy’s largest ports, the busiest cruise liner terminal in Europe.
MUSC:
Developed port security strategy
Created operating procedures for the Port Security Council
Designed overall port security system
Oversaw all security equipment procurements
Prepared the port's budgets for the project
A short summary of EOD projects conducted by MUSC:
UK - Recovery of buried bombs:
Trepan and steam out explosive
Shaped charges used
1000kg, 500kg and 250kg bombs removed
JAPAN – Installation of subsea telecom cable for Cable and Wireless Marine:
Cable routed through ordnance dump area in 25m of water
Area surveyed with Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and divers
Several tonnes of mixed WW2 ordnance moved to provide clear ground for cable burial
USA – Installation of cable spur from Alaska into Panama City, Oregon for Cable and Wireless Marine:
Underwater survey of disused torpedo range prior to cable vessel burial
Two torpedoes identified and marked prior to landing cable
QATAR – Product line and offshore facilities ordnance survey:
Desktop Study and site visits
Handled all clearance
Developed security procedures for Qatar Gas and Petroleum Corporation (QGPC)
Identified unexploded anti-personnel and anti-tank mines above and below High Water line on beach
Cleared all unexploded ordnance
Shaped charges used
INDONESIA – Cable lay through Japanese minefield:
Surveyed and investigated shallow/deep water cable route
26 mines located and made safe
Beach areas cleared
Training provided to Indonesian Navy
MALTA – Recovery of buried bombs:
Surveyed beach and waterline to locate Italian 250Kg bombs
Countermined bombs using shaped charges
BELGIUM – Pre-cable lay on beach and offshore:
Surveyed beach and shallow water for WW1 and WW2 munitions
Verified presence of deep buried ordnance
INDONESIA – Disposal of bombs and mines:
Isolated of unexploded Japanese and Dutch mines and 500Kg bombs in jungle
Disposed of ordnance using counter-charges and Pigstick
DENMARK – Cable lay and subsea/beach burial for Global Marine Systems:
Survey of cable route through WW2 minefields and beach defence area
Investigated contacts located
Removal of unexploded ordnance
TAIWAN – Pre-cable lay beach/offshore survey for Global Marine Systems:
Survey of cable route through munitions dumping ground following Chinese offensive against Taiwan 1947-48
Removal/destruction of unexploded ordnance
BALTIC SEA – Cable installation management for Global Marine Systems:
Wrote procedures for cable route clearance and installation
Provided ship safety procedures for operation
IRAQ – Pipeline and cable installation for Iraqi National Oil and Telecoms:
Carried out desktop study and wrote procedures for operation
Surveyed seabed and beach to locate unexploded ordnance
Removed onshore ordnance including anti-personnel and anti-tank mines
Pigsticks and shaped charges used
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