Showing posts with label Port Security. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Port Security. Show all posts
Thursday, June 15, 2017

Good News: US shipping terminal reopens after 'dirty bomb' threat

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US shipping terminal reopens after 'dirty bomb' threat A terminal at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina will reopen and th...
Thursday, November 03, 2011

Port Security: "'Occupy Oakland' Protesters Shut Down Port of Oakland

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UPDATE: The Journal of Commerce reports Operations Resume at Oakland as Protest Eases Original post follows: Hat tip to Ace Oakl...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Better Harbor and Port Security Through Electro Optics

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US Sensor Systems reports on a new undersea surveillance system that shows some promise in a press release dated from August 2011:  US Se...
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Saturday, September 10, 2011

Ports and Armed Guard Guidelines

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Another nice article from Tanker Operator: "Ports should issue armed guard guidelines" : The IMO recently set out guidelines for...
Friday, April 29, 2011

Better Shipping Cargo Container Screening for Improved Port Security?

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Photo credit: Port of Houston Duke University, among other schools, is working on a new approach to checking out shipping cargo container...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

Maritime Security: Shipping Container Bomb Threat

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Journal of Commerce reports "Terror Suspect Sought Container Bomb Attack" : An al Qaeda operative and one-time New York City trav...
Saturday, February 26, 2011

Shipping and Port Security: Drugs and Radioactive Material

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Port of Genoa Interesting book review from the Wall Street Journal on drug smuggling Book Review: I Am the Market . The bottom line appea...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Port Security: LA Floats Boat to "Screen" Incoming Vessels

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Reported here : The $3 million ship is manned by explosives experts and outfitted with WMD detection equipment. Vessels would have their car...
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Thwarted Attack on U.S. Forces in Bahrain?

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Gulf Daily News (Bahrain) reports here : *** Two Bahrainis, accused of smuggling weapons into the country, planned to attack US ships and p...
Thursday, March 19, 2009

Port Security: Navy maps harbor, channel

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Shades of COOP Units: Navy maps harbor, channel : Underwater vehicles floated Wednesday along the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and Inner Harb...
Friday, February 20, 2009

Sir Lanka: Tamil Tiger Underwater Gear Found

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The government of Sri Lanka has been engaged in a major push against the Tamil Tiger rebels. As part of that offensive, government forces ha...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Port Security: Indian Navy Head Worries About Containers

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Reported here : Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta Wednesday said terrorists may use shipping containers for the movement of nuclear we...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Port Security: Port of Long Beach's new security center

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Reported as Port of Long Beach Fusion Center Opens : The center, which sits on a narrow strip of land within the harbor, controls an assortm...
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Watching over U.S. Ports

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Nice report from the Charleston Post & Courier - Covering the Waterfront : There's one question SeaHawk officials can answer quickl...
Thursday, May 01, 2008

Port Security: Sea mines, UWIEDs and other threats

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The 2004 terrorist attack on the Philippine Superferry 14 resulted in the deaths of 116 people and the loss of the ship. In that case, the...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

DHS Small Vessel Security Strategy

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DHS: Fact Sheet: DHS Small Vessel Security Strategy : As the U.S.S. Cole attack vividly demonstrated, there is a clear need to close securit...
Saturday, April 26, 2008

Port of Los Angeles gets anti-boat barrier

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The Port of Los Angeles has a new anti-intrusion barrier paid for with Dept of Homeland Security funds, a reported here While the foam and s...
Friday, February 29, 2008

Port Security: Smart Sensors on the Job

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How do you see in the dark or see what can't be seen? Some tools identified here : The mission of the U.S. Department of Homeland Securi...
Friday, February 08, 2008

Shipping Container Security: Resistance Movement

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The politics of container security reported here : Atlanta-based Home Depot and fellow "big box" chain stores have targeted donati...
Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Port Security: Undersea Tech

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As reported here A surveillance system will be installed in the Piscataqua River this summer to protect the Port of New Hampshire from terr...