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- Biometric Airport and Seaport Exit Procedures Opposed
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would establish biometric exit procedures at all U.S airports and seaports of departure. The majority of non-U.S. citizens are already required to submit digital fingerprints and a digital photograph for admission...
- Research articles 2008-04-28
- 20 dead in attacks in breakaway Somali region
- MOGADISHU AFP — Twenty people, most of them Ethiopians, were killed and scores wounded in one of the worst attacks in Somalia's breakaway region of Puntland, officials said Wednesday. Twin explosions, apparently caused by grenades, rocked the port city of Bosasso late Tuesday, an area that has become a...
- Research articles 2008-02-05
- Ports Urge Override of Water Projects Bill Veto
- To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Aaron Ellis of the American Association of Port Authorities, +1-703-706-4714, aellis@aapa-ports.org ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As expected, President Bush today vetoed the 2007 Water Resources Development Act (HR 1495), which would authorize critically needed legislation to advance water resources projects throughout the United States, including...
- Research articles 2007-11-02
- Are Alaska ports safe? Sweeping legislation balances need for protection, while keeping commerce flowing
- The Safe Accountability For Every Port Act (SAFE act, 2006)--now a multifaceted sweeping port-security legislation as of October 2006-will impact Alaska ports and customers on many levels. The object of the SAFE Act is to maintain a "secure state" post-Sept.11, 2001, but not a "security state," providing enhanced border...
- Research articles 2007-04-01
- Breaking News: VIASPACE Leverages NASA Technology to Develop Solutions for Growing Maritime Security Market.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-7 March 2007-GrowthStockAnalyst.com: Breaking News: VIASPACE Leverages NASA Technology to Develop Solutions for Growing Maritime Security MarketC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07032007 Stocks to Watch: VIASPACE Inc. (OTCBB: VSPC), Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (Nasdaq: AEZS), Universal Express, Inc (OTCBB: USXP), Milacron, Inc....
- Research articles 2007-03-07
- Security Concern: Approximately 15 US Ports Responsible for Moving 99% of US International trade.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-7 March 2007-SmallCapStockAlert.com: Security Concern: Approximately 15 US Ports Responsible for Moving 99 of US International tradeC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07032007 Stocks to Watch: VIASPACE Inc. (OTCBB: VSPC), Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Nasdaq: ALTI), IDGLOBAL (PinkSheets: IDGJ), Home Solutions of...
- Research articles 2007-03-07
- Port Everglades Director Phillip Allen Elected FSTED Chair.
- Staff Port Everglades Director Phillip C. Allen was elected chair of the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development FSTED Council during a meeting of the Florida Ports Council. FSTED is a public entity created in 1990...
- Research articles 2006-11-06
- Travelers face stricter passport rules
- The time to start packing for that winter trip to the Caribbean may be now -- you are going to need a passport. Congress and the Department of Homeland Security are tightening border procedures for both U.S. citizens and foreign travelers entering the United States. By Jan. 8,...
- Research articles 2006-09-24
- Army news service : new technology protects GI's, seaports against NBC
- CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT -- Servicemembers at Kuwait's crucial seaports can focus more on their missions and less on the worries of chemical or biological attacks with the arrival of new NBC warning technology. The Kuwait Naval Base is the newest recipient of Contamination Avoidance equipment, part of a Department...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- KEEPING TABS ON WHO COMES AND GOES
- USA subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. will provide program and project management for the U.S. Department of Homeland security US-VISIT Program. The program provides technology to monitor all arrivals into and departures from the United States via land, air, seaports, ferry crossings and railroads.The performance-based contract has a one-year...
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- The DP World controversy could help our seaports.
- By James Aaron Cooke, Contributing Editor I'm not the type of person who utters trite phrases just to boost morale--so I normally wouldn't use the phrase "every cloud has a silver lining." But I'll make an exception in the case of the Dubai Ports...
- Research articles 2006-04-01
- DNC: Must Read - Ports Deal Far From Dead
- WASHINGTON, March 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- According to an article by the Associated Press yesterday, the foreign government-owned company that promised to divest all of its American holdings after the public uproar over its purchase of six of our nation's busiest ports, has indicated that it will not sell its...
- Research articles 2006-03-14
- Facts aren't heard in din over ports deal
- As a career maritime professional, I'm disgusted with the continued misrepresentation of the defunct deal between P&O Ports of London and DP World of Dubai, United Arab Emirates ("House panel votes to kill ports deal," News, Thursday). If United Airlines were selling out to Israel's national airline, El Al,...
- Research articles 2006-03-14
- President stands firm on port deal
- President Bush, brushing aside opposition from Democrats and some powerful Republicans, said yesterday that he would veto any effort by Congress to stop a deal allowing a company owned by the United Arab Emirates to run seaports in Philadelphia and five other U.S. cities. "I'm trying to conduct foreign...
- Research articles 2006-02-22
- Flemingo stores to get new look.
- Feb. 3--Flemingo, the UAE-based duty-free operator in several Indian airports and seaports, is going in for an image makeover and a product revamp in order to increase footfalls and expand business. The aim is to make Indian duty-free shopping the cheapest in the region -- Middle...
- Research articles 2006-02-03
- Cargo inspection.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
- Rapiscan Systems of Hawthorne, California, offers Eagle cargo inspection systems for use at seaports and border crossings. The x-ray imaging technology was developed in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection to specifically address security needs at those locations. It can penetrate...
- Research articles 2006-01-01
- L.A. Port completely covered.(Briefly Noted)(security screening for nuclear materials in Long Beach ports)(Brief Article)
- L.A. PORT COMPLETELY COVERED. Los Angeles/Long Beach, the nation's busiest seaport, will have all international container traffic and vehicles screened for nuclear materials and other sources of radiation by the end of the year, according to DHS. L.A./Long Beach receives 44 percent of all sea cargo...
- Research articles 2005-06-21
- Smuggling nukes.(Briefly Noted)(radiation detection equipment to foreign seaports)(Brief Article)
- SMUGGLING NUKES. The Department of Energy has had "limited success" in implementing its Megaports Initiative to deploy radiation detection equipment to foreign seaports that are deemed highly attractive to nuclear smugglers, according to the Government Accountability Office. Since 2003 when the initiative began, DOE has ...
- Research articles 2005-05-17
- CRS contemplates port, water threats.(News and Trends)
- As the investigative arm of Congress, the Government Accountability Office audits government efforts. As the public-policy research arm of Congress, the Congressional Research Service CRS provides objective analysis and data. Both have been exploring homeland security issues with recently updated CRS reports investigating...
- Research articles 2005-04-01
- $600G to help secure port in Bridgeport.(Brief Article)
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded Bridgeport $600,000 to increase port security. The Port Security Grant Program provides resources for projects to improve dockside and perimeter security that is vital to securing critical national seaports. The Bridgeport grant is part of $49...
- Research articles 2004-10-04
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