Suez disruption spreads to armed guards sector as shipowners warned over security

Ambrey has warned shipowners that its provision of armed guards to ships is likely to change in some areas as a result of the grounding of the Evergreen Marine-operated, 20,388-teu boxship Ever Given (built 2018) that blocked the Suez Canal.

The maritime security company's floating armoury and resupply fleet typically provides security teams on a just-in-time basis, closely configured to the trade flows around the Indian Ocean.