Barantas Security Group is a leading Maritime Security Provider and offers services on a global scale.

Barantas Security Group is registered in New Zealand and has been successfully offering professional, reliable maritime security since 2008.  The company is privately owned and managed by experienced professionals from the security industry.

We are experts in Maritime Security, with a depth of up to date knowledge on piracy threats in the Indian Ocean and surrounding regions.   We prepare and distribute a regular newsletter, including a piracy update and industry news. To subscribe to our newsletter, please click here.

At Barantas, we set the standards in the Maritime Security industry and operate under strict standard operating procedures. 

• We carry USD$5 million Public Liability and Indemnity cover.  All team members are covered for Personal Injury and Medical, underwritten by Lloyds of London. 
   
• We are signatories to the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers, and are Members of the  Security Association for the Maritime Industry. 
   
• We have a professional understanding of Flag State, Port, and Coastal requirements with respect to the carriage and usage of firearms. 
   
• Our Use Of Force complies with the standards expressed in the United Nations Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officers (1990).
  
• We maintain an up to date knowledge of the current state of all possible threats, including the Somalia-based piracy threat and relevant military operations in the area.
   
• We comply with and exceed the guidelines of BMP4 Best Management Practice (version 4) and in particular, ship protection measures, as well as IMO Circular 1405 and 1406.
   
• Barantas has access to legal advice on a 24/7 basis