Intelligence-led · Operationally proven · Globally deployed

Safe passage through the world's most contested waters.

Saqr Global protects vessels, crews and cargo across the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Strait of Hormuz — pairing live threat intelligence with armed and unarmed teams mobilised from the region's key ports.

Enquiry response
< 60 min
Watch coverage
24 / 7 · 365
Transit corridors
6 theatres
Operating standard
ISO 28007
Global Operations Centre

One watch desk. Every corridor your vessels transit.

Our GOC runs continuously, fusing AIS tracking, regional reporting and open-source intelligence into a single threat picture — and into the decisions that keep your voyage moving.

GOC · Live Threat Picture
SYNC —:—:— UTC
SUEZapproach
BAB-EL-MANDEBsevere
GULF OF ADENsevere
HORMUZsevere
INDIAN OCEANelevated

Regional posture

Red Sea / Bab-el-Mandeb
12°34′N 043°20′E
Severe
Gulf of Aden
12°00′N 047°00′E
Severe
Strait of Hormuz
26°34′N 056°15′E
Severe
Gulf of Guinea
03°00′N 006°00′E
Elevated
Indian Ocean HRA
10°00′N 065°00′E
Elevated
Illustrative posture · request a live briefing for current assessments
Capabilities

A full-spectrum service, delivered end to end.

From the first risk assessment to teams stepping aboard, every element is run in-house and built around your vessel and voyage.

01

Armed & unarmed transit teams

Vetted, in-house-trained PCASP and consultancy teams embarked for high-risk transits, blended to the threat and the vessel's profile.

02

Security escort vessels

Sea-trialled escort and support craft for field protection, offshore tasks and rapid response across regional entry and exit corridors.

03

Floating armoury logistics

Compliant embarkation and disembarkation of weapons and teams in international waters — controlled, documented and never entering port jurisdictions.

04

Intelligence & threat analytics

Voyage and port risk assessments, regional threat reporting and continuous vessel watchkeeping from the Global Operations Centre.

05

Vessel hardening & SSA

Ship security assessments, citadel and hardening reviews, and pre-transit planning delivered by experienced consultants aboard.

06

Crisis & war-risk advisory

Incident response coordination and war-risk insurance advisory, drawing on our own data to price and mitigate exposure in real time.

Coverage

Where your cargo goes, we are already there.

Teams and assets pre-positioned across the corridors that carry the world's energy and commodities.

01

Red Sea & Bab-el-Mandeb

The world's most exposed chokepoint — continuous watch and escort support.

SEVERE
02

Gulf of Aden & IRTC

Transit team embarkation and convoy coordination through the corridor.

SEVERE
03

Strait of Hormuz & Arabian Gulf

Escort, boarding-defence and standby support for tanker and bulk traffic.

SEVERE
04

Indian Ocean HRA

Long-transit watchkeeping and armoury logistics across the open ocean.

ELEVATED
05

Gulf of Guinea & West Africa

Kidnap-for-ransom mitigation, escort vessels and offshore field protection.

ELEVATED
Standards & Authorisation

Compliant by design, not by exception.

Every deployment sits inside a documented legal and certification framework — the reason serious clients and insurers can rely on us.

ISO 28007

Operating to the international standard for PMSCs providing armed security personnel aboard ships.

Flag-state authorised

Company authorisation under Panama and Liberia registries, with per-transit letters of authorisation.

BMP-aligned

Deployments built on current Best Management Practices for the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and wider HRA.

Controlled armoury

Weapons managed through compliant floating-armoury logistics, never entering territorial waters.

Engagement

From enquiry to escort in five steps.

A single, accountable process — one point of contact from first call to post-transit debrief.

01

Enquiry

Share the vessel, voyage and dates. We respond within the hour.

02

Risk assessment

Voyage-specific threat analysis and a recommended posture.

03

Deployment

Team and assets mobilised, embarked via compliant armoury logistics.

04

Overwatch

Continuous GOC watchkeeping and reporting through the transit.

05

Debrief

Disembarkation, incident record and a full post-voyage report.

Operations Desk

Tell us the voyage. We'll take the risk from here.

The Global Operations Centre is manned around the clock. Send the vessel and route and you'll have an assessment back within the hour.

BaseUnited Arab Emirates
GroupSaqr · Energy & Maritime