The funding will allow the port to update and expand its video security and surveillance system; replace perimeter fencing; procure and service upgraded radio communications equipment; and replace the engine of the port’s shallow-water response vessel. Keep Reading
Some of the vehicles were obtained from car dealerships using fraudulent identities and stolen credit cards, while others were taken via fraud from rental car companies. Keep Reading
The importance of maritime transport in maintaining security of supply has been highlighted during the coronavirus pandemic, says Ville Haapasaari, CEO of the Port of Helsinki. Keep Reading
Genasys Inc has announced $1.5 million in international naval and port security orders from clients in Europe and the Middle East. Keep Reading
Manguard Plus Limited has been awarded the security contract for the Dublin Port Company. The contract will run for an initial three years and is worth in excess of €6 million. Keep Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Detectives investigating the deaths of 39 people whose bodies were found in a truck container in Essex, U.K. last week are releasing details of two men they want to speak to. Keep Reading
Belgian customs only check one in 400 ship containers’ papers at Zeebrugge, it has emerged, as questions over border checks intensified after the deaths of 39 Chinese migrants in a refrigerated semi-trailer truck from the port. Keep Reading
MARAD official says a major deficiency is the lack of a maritime information sharing and analysis center to ensure carriers know the “nitty gritty details” of incidents. Keep Reading
Smiths Detection has won a contract to provide cargo inspection technology for the major Tema Port Expansion project in Ghana – designed to accommodate the world’s largest container ships, improve cargo handling productivity and increase trade to both Ghana and the rest of Africa. Keep Reading
This new program aims to support public coastal ports by improving the safety, efficiency, or reliability of goods movement into, out of, or within a port. Keep Reading