12/12/2018 – By Brad Racino / inewsource The private shipyards in San Diego responsible for protecting Navy warships have not been following security protocols meant…
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Category: Ports & Facilities
Amsterdam port launches drone detection trial
12/07/2018 – Seatrade Maritime The port of Amsterdam will be launching trials monitoring system to explore Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) usage in its airspace as…
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2 Iranian Men Indicted in Ransomware Attack on Port of San Diego
11/28/2018 – City News Service Two Iranian men are facing federal charges for allegedly masterminding an international computer hacking scheme that used “SamSam” ransomware to…
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PureTech Systems Integrates Automated Drone Deployment for Security Response
September 19, 2018 , PureTech Systems Video Analytics and Geospatial Features Combine to Automatically Dispatch a Drone to an Alarm Location PHOENIX, Ariz. — PureTech…
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Massport Brings On FBI Special Agent to Lead Security Efforts
October 18, 2018 massport.com BOSTON – The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Board of Directors today voted to approve the hiring of Harold H. Shaw to…
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Port Manatee garners federal security grant to enhance access control
by Port Manatee | Aug 29, 2018 | 2018 PALMETTO, Florida – Port Manatee has been awarded a $326,456 federal security grant, enabling the Central…
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Port of Virginia has so far met threat challenge successfully
10/23/2018 – https://pilotonline.com By Joy Vann While driving across the Lesner Bridge recently and looking at the Chesapeake Bay, dotted with cargo ships from around…
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Deploying drones for maritime security
By Sulaimon Salau, 10 October 2018, Gaurdian.ng As the development of drone technology gathers momentum, and gets attention of the global maritime space, Nigeria is…
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TSA launches new, more secure design for TWIC
By Pamela Glass on August 6, 2018, workboat.com If you are getting a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) for the first time or renewing, the…
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Gulf of Mexico Area Maritime Security Committee annual security exercise
Posted by LT Amy Midgett, Monday, September 24, 2018, Coast Guard Commons Submitted by Nick Parham, Gulf of Mexico Area Maritime Security Committee executive secretary…
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FY19 requirements for Gov’t Initiated Unannounced Exercises
Posted by LT Amy Midgett, Friday, October 5, 2018, Coast Guard Commons The Coast Guard on Sept. 25, 2018 published the FY19 Government Initiated Unannounced…
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Port of San Juan: A Case Study in Port Security Innovation
By Melissa Odegaard September 18, 2018 Thirty-six hours after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, the port of San Juan was back up and running, scanning…
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PortMiami awarded $3.9 million grant funding for cruise terminal improvements and $108,075 for security
MIAMI ( September 07, 2018 ) — The Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council (FSTED) announced a commitment of $3.9 million in grant funding…
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Port Awarded $360,000 Of Port Security Grant Program Funding
Port of Hueneme, California, September 13, 2018 — The Port of Hueneme was recently awarded $360,000 of Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) funding through the…
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Port Canaveral Awarded $1.149M in Federal and State Funding for Security Upgrades
Federal and state grants strengthen Port’s commitment to enhance safety and security services in Port facilities Port Canaveral, FL – Sept. 7, 2018 – The…
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Port of Long Beach receives $4 million security grant from FEMA
By City News Service | citynewsservice@scng.com | PUBLISHED: September 19, 2018 at 5:20 pm | UPDATED: September 19, 2018 at 6:26 pm The Port of…
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DATE: 6-22-2018 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes delaying the effective date for certain facilities affected by…
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