Ports and Terminals
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Tighter Inspections
According to the Irish Marine Survey Office, cruise ships calling at Irish ports will be subject to “tighter” inspections as a result of the Costa Concordia sinking off Italy last January. […]
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Port Sale
According to Somalilandsun sources in Dubai, the operational management of Berbera port in Somaliland has been taken over by the Dubai Ports world-DPW after a secret meeting between the Emirati […]
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Stowaways
Containers from a cargo ship that arrived in New Jersey from the Middle East on Wednesday were unloaded in a rush after a Coast Guard inspection team heard knocking that […]
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Terrorists’ Trojan Horse
MILLIONS of cargo containers are unloaded from ships each year at American seaports, providing countless opportunities for terrorists to smuggle and unleash a nuclear bomb or weapon of mass destruction […]
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Strategic Insights
Organized crime is a persistent threat to business con tinuity in numerous ports around the world. In the first article in this issue, counterter rorism efforts under the ISPS Code and whether […]
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Video Surveillance
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission in Louisiana recently partnered with systems integration firm Crescent Guardian, Inc. (CGI), to install a best-of-breed of video surveillance system at Port Fourchon, which is […]
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International Support
International support is a fundamental pillar in Yemeni government conversations regarding equipping procedures for coastal military guards. The future of the Yemen’s coastal forces depends on American and European support. COASTAL […]
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Tighter Port Security
Strong fears that the US could miss targets for tighter port security have been expressed. “We’re not just missing the boat, we could be missing the bomb. . . . Detonating a […]
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Oil & Gas Security 2012 Summit
Day one of the Oil & Gas Security 2012 summit included speeches on topics ranging from SCEG to how to prevent your oil pipe being hot tapped. Vice Admiral Sir […]
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Shipping Hazard
Nigerian Government officials say they don’t know how many abandoned ships choke Nigeria’s waterways, but they cause tremendous environmental and navigational hazards. Ships litter Nigerian coast Beached vessels become hazards. […]
