Maritime / Port Security
Our coverage of maritime security and port security includes the new TWIC program, the requirement for a background check for those seeking maritime jobs, efforts by the Coast Guard and commercial shippers to safeguard U.S. ports and the global supply chain, and the relentless quest by state and city governments to garner port security funds.
Senate may add another $3.5 billion in security spending into stimulus package
February 2nd, 2009
The Senate version of the Obama Administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is beginning to resemble a glittering Christmas tree, as billions in new security expenditures are being added, like ornaments, to the legislation's branches.
House stimulus bill includes $750 million for security at airports, land borders and sea ports
January 29th, 2009
The $819 billion stimulus bill passed by the House on Jan. 28 includes $500 million for new explosive detection systems and checkpoint technologies at U.S. airports, $150 million for new inspection facilities at land border entry points and $100 million for detection technologies at sea ports.
TSA gathering data on shoe scanners and metal detection portals
January 27th, 2009
TSA is gathering information from companies with the ability to make scanning devices that can detect explosives or weapons parts concealed inside shoes as well as walk-through detectors that can detect prohibited metallic objects.
Obama pushes security upgrades for seaports and first responder communications
January 25th, 2009
As President Obama put some meat on the bones of his promised infrastructure revitalization plan, it became clear yesterday that strengthening security at the nation’s seaports and improving first responder communications networks are two areas likely to receive federal funding in the short term.
Tighter security required for ships arriving from Venezuela
January 19th, 2009
Having determined that the ports of Venezuela are not taking effective enough anti-terrorism measures, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Jan. 16 that ships that have visited a Venezuelan port within their last five port calls will need to take extra security precautions prior to visiting a U.S. port.
Safeguards Technology awarded PIDS security contract for international airport in India
January 12th, 2009
Safeguards Technology, LLC, headquartered in Hackensack, NJ, has received a contract to install a perimeter intrusion detection system (PIDS), CCTV and command and control center for an unnamed international airport in India. The contract contains several of Safeguards’ perimeter intrusion detection products as well as the installation and integration of the system.
U.S. Navy plans to use dolphins and sea lions to detect underwater terrorists
January 5th, 2009
The U.S. Navy is considering a program that would deploy Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions to detect terrorists or other intruders swimming on the surface or underwater toward ships, submarines and other critical assets located at sensitive naval bases.
NIST’s “phantom” mannequin used to test metal detectors
January 5th, 2009
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a “phantom” mannequin which simulates the mass and height of the average American male adult so it can be pushed through a walk-through metal detector and help determine how effectively the detector can discriminates between weapons and innocuous objects.
