Ambrey has warned shipowners that its provision of armed guards to ships is likely to change in some areas as a result of the grounding of the Evergreen Marine-operated, 20,388-teu boxship Ever Given (built 2018) that blocked the Suez Canal.

The maritime security company's floating armoury and resupply fleet typically provides security teams on a just-in-time basis, closely configured to the trade flows around the Indian Ocean.