Security Services Nigeria

Castor Vali Services Nigeria (CVSN) specialises in providing security and risk management solutions to our clients, specifically tailored to the Nigerian market. These include multinational organisations, the on and offshore energy sector and commercial shipping calling at Nigerian and West African ports and terminals.

Castor Vali Services Nigeria

CVSN is one of nine companies within the Castor Vali Group. From our offices in Lagos, we specialise in supporting clients operating in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea. With safety at the heart of our operations, we have extensive experience and a thorough understanding of the risks when operating locally in remote and hostile environments. We are proud to consistently deliver the most complex projects safely, on time and on budget. Our security and advisory experts are highly experienced and qualified to provide a dedicated, client-focused service. Delivering risk mitigation solutions carefully tailored to project priorities.

Our mission is to provide intelligence-led, expeditionary security and risk management services, enabling our clients to maintain maximum operational effectiveness. Click here to learn more about Castor Vali’s mission and vision.

Maritime and Offshore Security

CVSN has successfully provided maritime and offshore security solutions to the highest industry standards since 2014. Our significant experience of maritime and offshore operations has earned us a reputation for quality, flexibility and reliability. Our client list includes the largest oil majors who rely on us to consistently provide safe solutions in full compliance with national laws and industry best practice. This combination makes us the right choice for maritime and offshore security services in Nigeria.

Our range of services include:

West Africa Security Escort Vessels (SEV) – Providing SEV’s in and out of all Nigerian ports, terminals and other offshore facilities within Nigeria and the wider Gulf of Guinea.
Offshore Security – Providing full project support with pre-mobilisation assessment and training, security planning, onshore crew change and logistics, offshore armed security vessel and onboard consultancy.
Crew Training – Planning and delivering information, security training and guidance to crews in high-risk environments.
Bridge Advisory – We provide bridge advisors (international and local) onboard vessels to assist with advice on vessel hardening procedures, door management systems and lockdown procedures, to assist the Master with the implementation of the security plan and coordination with client security and host nation security forces.
Vessel Hardening Vulnerability Assessments – Providing assessments as a crucial part of the vessels readiness and safety to work offshore Nigeria. All vessel visiting or working offshore, require a well-prepared vessel hardening plan prior to her arrival.
Port and Terminal Risk Assessments – Providing port/terminal assessments as part of mitigation measures for vessels readiness and safety to work offshore in high-risk waters.

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Journey Management and Crew Change Support

Journey Management Plans – Providing detailed road movement plans through all key travel locations, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja and many remote locations.
Crew change Support and Logistics – We provide end to end support to our clients to support crew movements to and from the vessel / platform. This includes visa, TWP / OPS arrangement, airport meet and greet, hotel bookings, journey managed road movements, internal air transfers, embarkation and disembarkation assistance and overall crew change coordination.
Coordinated and managed from our Lagos office, we support our clients with vehicles, armed escorts, consultancy, planning and more. Our in-country team and local network are able to support our clients in a challenging and dynamic location. We are proud to have a 100% safety track record in the delivery of our services.

Security Information Services (SIS)

Castor Vali’s dedicated team of analysts provide accurate and timely reporting on security, political and commercial events throughout Africa. This ensures our clients can proactively manage their exposure to risks and explore opportunities.

Our range of services in Nigeria include :

Nigeria Onshore Reporting Package

Daily roundups of major political, security, and economic events from the day prior.
Alerting to major events on an ongoing basis, sent as both SMS and email
Weekly reports of political and security trends each week, sent on Tuesdays.
Monthly reports assessing the major events from each month.
Deep Dives into trending issues as and when they arise in the country.

Nigeria Offshore Reporting Package

Flash Alerts of global maritime crime and piracy developments, with a focus on the Gulf of Guinea
Weekly Reporting summarising the key maritime events from each week, supported by graphs and maps.

Nigeria Bespoke Reporting

Many clients also approach us to answer a specific question/conduct a focused assessment to support their operations in-country ahead of the elections. Example reporting types available for Nigeria are as follows:

A pre-market entry assessment: This can take many forms, but generally such reports review the political, economic, security and sector landscape that clients intend to operate in before entering the market.
Due Diligence investigations: These include background and compliance checks on individuals/companies clients’ intend to operate with.
Threat assessments: Such a report would detail the threats to your proposed operations (with a focus on security) focusing on your area of business, including crew changes if applicable.
Security Risk Assessment: This builds on the threat assessment by not only detailing the threats in the area but by expanding on the likelihood and impact of these threats manifesting at the site in question and the site’s vulnerability in this regard.

For more information and clients who are interested in trailing our subscription packages visit Nigeria Security Information Service.

Castor Vali is committed to conducting its business in an ethical and socially responsible manner, contributing to the communities in which we operate and respecting the needs of clients, employees, suppliers, regulators and other relevant stakeholders.

As an African focused company and an incorporated Nigerian entity, we have a clear policy and long-term strategy towards Local Content supported by our locally incorporated regional subsidiaries.

Through engagement with industry working groups, we remain at the forefront of international industry best practice, compliance and regulation changes. For more information on our commitment to compliance or to view our Code of Conduct and other policies, click here.