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NMSAC to Conduct Meeting 6/25/2008 10:00:12 AM  The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC), sponsored by the US Coast Guard, will conduct an on-line meeting on July 22. Topics on the agenda include the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Working Group, the Maritime Government Coordination Council, and the Maritime Sector Coordination Council.... Ports Conduct Security Exercise 6/25/2008 9:59:14 AM Harbor residents of Los Angeles and Long Beach will see increased law enforcement activity this Wednesday and Thursday as area emergency responders participate in a 2-day U.S. Coast Guard lead counterterrorism exercise.  The exercise is designed to test the Area Maritime Security Plan that was... House Committee Raises Concerns About TWIC Production 6/12/2008 10:36:16 AM The House Committee on Homeland Security issued a letter signed by Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) inquiring of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about the status of production of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). The letter states that eight of the twelve machines... IMO welcomes Security Council Moves on Piracy 6/6/2008 9:52:21 AM IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos has welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a resolution authorizing a series of decisive measures to combat acts of piracy and armed robbery against vessels off the coast of Somalia. Under the terms of resolution 1816 (2008), which... Canadian and U.S. forces team up with Frontier Sentinel 6/5/2008 10:04:23 AM Approximately 3,000 personnel from Canadian and U.S. military forces and government civilian agencies will participate in the full-scale training exercise Frontier Sentinel (EX FS 08-2), which will focus on maritime homeland security from June 9-13, 2008. The exercise will take place in the northwestern... Update on Pirate Attack of MV Amiya Scan 5/29/2008 10:06:25 AM Reider Shipping, owners of the hijacked freighter MV Amiya Scan and charterers Scan-Trans, report they have been in contact with their vessel. Contact has been made with both Russian and Pilipino crew members. The crew members are reported to be in good health and treated well. Both companies... Challenges to Verify Security Ops 5/28/2008 8:00:15 AM The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report stating that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has enhanced its partnership with import trade sectors, but that challenges remain in verifying security practices.  It recommends that CBP improve its electronic validation instrument,... TWIC update 5/28/2008 7:59:05 AM The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released the latest edition of its status report on the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program – the TWIC Dashboard.  As of May 23, a total of 309,472 maritime workers have enrolled in the program and 111,,019 cards have been activated... Controlling Maritime Security Cost 5/19/2008 9:56:19 AM It is expected that the USCG will begin stepping up compliance measures and holding companies more accountable to the codes and regulations of the Maritime Security Act of 2002 (MTSA). The anticipated actions by the USCG, combined with the current cost of normal security procedures, will make it increasingly... $29m in Grants for Port Security in Washington 5/19/2008 9:23:59 AM U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that she has helped to secure $29,444,052 for port security efforts across Washington state this year.  This is a $4.5 million increase over last year’s funding.  The funds, which will now begin to be distributed to state ports, will go toward... Rolls-Royce Wins Deck Safety Orders 5/1/2008 9:01:19 AM  Rolls-Royce has signed contracts with a value of about $99m covering delivery of safer deck operations equipment for four anchor handling vessels; two of the contracts are with Karmsund for Ezra in Singapore, and two with Aker Yards for K-Line in Japan. ... RoRo Carrier Fires Warning Shots 4/28/2008 10:20:06 AM The US Naval Forces Central Command issued the following press release: MANAMA, Bahrain - While transiting north in international waters in the Central Arabian Gulf April 24 at approximately 8 a.m. local time, Motor Vessel Westward Venture was approached by two unidentified small boats. Following... VLCC Attacked off Aden 4/23/2008 5:02:54 PM A Japanese VLCC was reportedly hit by a rocket propelled grenade launched from a small boat 270 miles off the coast of Aden. There appear to have been no injuries and no fire or explosion. A leak was temporarily patched by the crew and the vessel is said to have continued her ballast voyage from South Korea to the Saudi Arabian Red Sea... Pirates Attack Tanker Near Yemen 4/22/2008 10:23:43 AM A major Japanese oil tanker was damaged Monday in a chase by heavily-armed pirates off the coasts of Somalia and Yemen but no one was injured, officials and crew members said. The area is plagued by insecurity and considered to be among the most dangerous waterways for shipping in the world. Global Pirate Attacks Increase 4/16/2008 10:10:32 AM The AP reported that pirate attacks rose worldwide in the first quarter of the year, with Nigeria overtaking Indonesia as the country worst plagued by sea bandits, a global maritime watchdog said. Seafarers suffered 49 attacks between January and March around the world, up 20 percent from the 41... Phoenix Express 2008 Underway 4/15/2008 9:13:36 AM From Nassau Strike Group Public Affairs Office Phoenix Express 2008 (PE 08) wrapped up the inport portion of the exercise on April 13 and began the underway portion of the two-week exercise on April 14 with 12 ships getting underway from Naval Support Activity, Souda Bay, Crete. Two ships from... Port Security Advisory Policy Change 4/15/2008 7:35:12 AM The US Coast Guard issued Port Security Advisory 5-08.  In a welcome change, the use of armed security guards on vessels that are subject to conditions of entry into US ports will no longer be automatic.  Rather, such requirement may be imposed by the Coast Guard after considering the security compliance history of the vessel... Canada, Argentina, and U.S. Partner for Maritime Security Training 3/5/2008 10:23:46 AM By Capt. Jean Roberts, Carrier Strike Group 8 Public Affairs Four Canadian ships completed training with the George Washington Carrier Strike (GW CSG) Group Feb. 29 following the completion of their Task Group Exercise 02-08 while at sea off the coast of Florida. The destroyer HMCS Iroquois... DHS: TWIC Dashboard 3/3/2008 7:31:35 AM The Department of Homeland Security issued the TWIC Dashboard to provide point-in-time program information on enrollment and adjudication statistics and other relevant information relating to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. As of February 27, a total of 190,447 individuals... MIPS Holds Security Roundtable Discussion 2/29/2008 10:33:05 AM From Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs Experts in maritime infrastructure protection participated in a roundtable discussion, Feb. 27, during a Maritime Infrastructure Protection Symposium (MIPS) hosted by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT)... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...