In the event of an incident of any scale, having a strategic media response plan is vital if your company’s reputation is to be protected. Planning and preparation are the best defenses you can have.

The MTI Network is designed to work as a support network for your company’s media response plan by entering company and vessel details into our world wide service.

• We keep comprehensive ship and crew specific details held in confidence on the MTI Network database – only for use following client’s instructions.
• All ships in the service are entered by name only into the Lloyds Confidential Casualty Reporting Service providing prior notification of reported incidents that are likely to be in the news.
• Regular updates of this data by MTI and quarterly control sheet checks on data, contact details, safety and environmental policies. This allows us, if necessary, to assist you quickly and accurately with media enquiries 24/7, 365 days a year.

We work with your company to formulate effective answers to areas of interest to journalists, for example: flags, crew, safety, terrorism, D&A and many others. We believe that every company should have answers to what we call “the 20 questions” to ensure you are able to effectively communicate your company’s position in a crisis situation.

We also believe it is important to test a company’s media response plan by integrating media response into company drills, where we simulate intense media interest and provide detailed assessments of how enquiries are handled when employees are under pressure dealing with a vessel in crisis.