Call for GAO to Investigate Security Inconsistencies at Ports
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and Rep. Tim Walberg have called on the federal Government Accountability Office to study inconsistencies in cargo screening standards. Keep Reading
Workshop Explores Solving Maritime Threats from Ashore
Maritime security threats are not solved at sea. The majority need to be primarily addressed ashore, with ports playing a key part in the solution. This was the basis of a new national workshop on maritime security risk management piloted by the International Maritime Organization. Keep Reading
Maritime Administration Announces More Than $280 Million in Grants for Nation’s Ports
The Port Infrastructure Development Program supports efforts by ports and industry stakeholders to improve facility and freight infrastructure to ensure our nation’s freight transportation needs, present and future, are met. Keep Reading
New U.K. Government Guide Addresses ‘Increasingly Complex’ Cybersecurity at Maritime Ports
The new guide provides advice on measures including cyber security assessments and plans for important assets, how to handle security breaches, and having the correct governance structures, roles, responsibilities and processes. Keep Reading
Ports Must Prioritize Cybersecurity Now in Complex, Critical Threat Landscape, Warns EU
As maritime industry increasingly will "rely more on technologies to be more competitive, comply with some standards and policies and optimize operations, this brings new stakes and challenges" in cybersecurity. Keep Reading
Coast Guard Certifies Port Manatee’s Security Training Program
Port Manatee’s facility security officer training program – the only such approved course offered by a U.S. seaport – has earned new certification from the U.S. Coast Guard. Keep Reading
Seattle to Replace Air and Sea Travel Documents with Facial Recognition by 2021
Feedback from two study sessions is helping to shape a motion to ensure proper safeguards when biometric technology is used on travelers and visitors at its facilities. The Port of Seattle Commission will consider the motion at its December 10, 2019 public meeting. Keep Reading
Surface Transportation Security at Risk Due to Poor Coordination and Reprogrammed Funds
A new Government Accountability Office report says surface transportation receives much less funding than aviation security and that TSA may be missing out on valuable input because its guidance doesn’t say how or when the office will coordinate with other offices. Keep Reading
British Port Becomes No Drone Zone
Britain’s Port of Dover has become the first port in the country to be a granted its own legislation for the restriction of flying drones in or over the port. Keep Reading
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
A Maritime Cyber Attack Could Cost $110 Billion and Cripple Global Supply Chains
A new report depicts a hypothetical cyber attack launched via a computer virus carried by ships, which then scrambles the cargo database records at major ports and leads to severe disruption. Keep Reading