UK MARITIME TRADE OPERATIONS (UKMTO)

UK MARITIME TRADE OPERATIONS (UKMTO) — EYES ON THE SEAS AND MARITIME SECURITY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION

1. What is UKMTO?

• United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) is a British maritime-security information and reporting organisation that acts as a trusted contact point for merchant shipping.
• For more than 25 years, it has supplied mariners, shipping companies and regional authorities with verified and corroborated maritime-security information.
• It operates particularly across the Middle East and Indian Ocean Region, where some of the world’s most important energy and trade routes are located.

2. Origin and Purpose