The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) and the US Coastguard yesterday embarked on a training exercise meant to boost port security.
GINA said that the two-day tabletop training exercise is being held at the Regency Hotel, in Georgetown.
United States Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Brian Behler, currently serving as the Interim International Port Security Officer said the response from several agencies to a simulation exercise of an attack on a local port facility will be assessed. He said this will be done because, “we can run through our plans, ensure that they are all still practical, that they make sense and we are able to execute those,