There are generally three kinds of people
in the world. There are those that do—and by risking greatly may either succeed
or fail. There are those that watch those that do—and may contribute through
their comments but who never have the satisfaction of having achieved great
goals. And there are those that wish that they did—the tragic that saw
opportunities and failed to summon the courage to take the risks necessary to
seize opportunity. The same holds true for corporations.
The ISSG Group of Companies is an entity
that began with a vision to achieve great things and then strove to achieve
that vision. While most are familiar with the maritime security efforts that
have protected merchant shipping for over four years, the ISSG Group of
Companies actually consists of eight companies with ten offices spread around
the world. As we enter our next phase of operations and undertake the next
great vision with partners in the Middle East, it is important that people have
the opportunity to see beyond the public image and are introduced to the less
public entities within the overall network.
ISSG-USA serves to provide a point of contact in our efforts to ensure
proper coordination with government and NGO organizations in projects in the
area of international support for humanitarian aid and assistance. This
corporate liaison company is based in Delaware, USA.
ISSG
– Egypt provides a consistent and capable liaison
for the purpose of transiting the Suez Canal. It is also positioned and
prepared to undertake roles for the future use of the International Airport at
Port Said, one of the major staging points for relief efforts across the North
of Africa.
ISSG
– Philippines focuses on maritime consultancy,
including ship management and crewing operations. Based in our Manila office
and supported with MOU’s with Progressive Shipping of Manila for crewing, this
office supports our vessels involved in humanitarian operations and other
merchant vessels.
ISSG
– India has been the most public face of the
company, largely through our efforts in the realm of vessel protection. It is
the main maritime security component of the ISSG Group of Companies and,
through our partnership with Jai Malanath Security of India; the ISSG Group of
Companies is able to provide highly-capable former MARCOS personnel for the
shipping industry at competitive cost.
ISSG
– Maldives provides an entity ideally located to
support flight and sea operations throughout Asia, the East of Africa and or
humanitarian operations that need to bring supplies from East Asia. This center
is established to be able to provide both flight and sea operations support.
ISSG-Comoros was originally established in support of maritime security
operations and port services. It has been repositioned on the mainland of
Africa for the support of flight and sea operations, largely associated with
humanitarian aid.
ISSG-Seychelles is currently undergoing its third phase and transformation to an
international, operational NGO. Focussing specifically on the logistical and
transportation support (by air or sea) across the operational humanitarian
community, this entity has been established to provide key support to agencies
like the WFP, International Red Cross, International Red Crescent Society,
UNICEF and others. By maintaining a clear and concise focus on the movement of
critical supplies to operational relief missions, this NGO will establish
itself as an effective and efficient means of ensuring that needed at gets to
its destination on time and in good condition.
As we enter the third phase of operations,
many of these efforts will become more apparent. In the near future, we will be
releasing information that will describe how those companies who have already
dared greatly to assist the disadvantaged—and those that are daring greatly in
setting up to do so—will be able to benefit from these services and the
outcomes of a series of projects that will be of unprecedented scale.
