Global Security

DHS Launches $1.2b Nuke Port Security Plan

UPI has reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a $1.2b plan to deploy more advanced radiological screening devices at U.S. ports. By 2011, the DHS expects to have 1,400 of the next-generation screeners deployed at both ports and border crossings. The first 80 machines are scheduled to be installed this fall at the New York Container Terminal in Staten Island, N.Y., Global Security Newswire reported Monday The new detectors will range in cost from $350,000 to about $500,000 each, compared to the $180,000 for those currently employed. Officials, however, expect that the more-expensive systems will reduce the number of containers flagged for more-complete inspections each year from 821,000 to 15,000, the report said. The DHS also announced a plan to deploy the new devices in and around U.S. cities, and Oxford said work on a $3 million pilot deployment program has begun in New York City, GSN said. The new technology is also to be deployed to ports abroad as part of the Energy Department's Megaports Initiative to secure shipping before it enters U.S. waters, the report said. Source: UPI

Container Tracking System Installation Up 54 Percent in 2012

According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of active remote container tracking units deployed on intermodal shipping containers was 137,000 in Q4-2012, up from 89,000 a year earlier.   Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 49.1%, this number is expected to reach 1 million by 2017. The penetration rate of remote tracking systems in the total population of containers is estimated to increase from 0.7% in 2012 to 4.1% in 2017

ISO to Develop Container Security Standard

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Strategic Council on Security Technology (SCST) issued a Joint Press Release

Global Completes Securities Filing

Global Industries Ltd. filed to sell from time to time up to $500 million in debt securities, common and preferred stock, depositary shares and warrants. Net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include debt repayment, capital expenditures, future acquisitions and additions to working capital, the company, based in Lafayette, La., said in a shelf registration filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission

The ICCL Co-Hosts Security Implementation Workshop

The International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL) along with the American Association of Port Authorities and the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association brought together the ports of the Caribbean June 25-27, 2003, in Jamaica, to discuss the implementation of new international security requirements. The workshop provided an in-depth overview of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, as required by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by July 2004.

Global Supply Chain Security

In this timely work, James Giermanski describes the advent and subsequent development of security operations in the global supply chain, outlining the respective contributions of governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders to this worldwide concern.   Global Supply Chain Security explores the potential impact of port-related catastrophic events in the United States and their effects worldwide, concentrating, in particular

Impeva Labs Awarded Security Contract from PANYNJ

Impeva Labs, Inc., announced that it has received 18-month contract from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ). Impeva Labs will supply the PANYNJ with advanced container security technology for Operation Safe Commerce (OSC) Phase III. Impeva Labs was competitively selected to provide the key technologies for two of the four supply chains being evaluated during OSC III. The company's Global Sentinel wireless module easily mounts inside any

APL Outlines Supply Chain Security Plan

On July 7, a supply chain security expert from global container carrier APL outlined practical steps that would help achieve an improvement in the safety of international trade at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Symposium. Focusing on the topic of Total Supply Chain Security, Earl Agron, Vice President of Security for APL, told the high-level audience of government, military and industry leaders in Singapore that the five key steps that would help improve supply chain security

Impeva Labs at Maritime Security Expo

Impeva Labs, Inc., the leading supplier of global asset visibility services (tracking, tracing, monitoring and security), announced that Eric Topp, director of sales and business development, will join a panel at the 2008 Maritime Security Expo (MSE) to discuss "Maritime Security 2025 - Balancing Supply Chain Security and the Flow of Commerce." The panel, to include senior representatives of IBM, Northrop Grumman, Zhi Verden and Deutsche Bank

GMATS Announces New Curriculum

GMATS to expand global supply chain and maritime security curriculum. The Global Maritime and Transportation School is introducing two additional courses, as follows:   Fundamentals of Importing and Exporting   As a foundation of the Global Maritime and Transportation School's expanding Global Supply Chain and Cargo Security curriculum, the Fundamentals of Importing and Exporting is an essential two-day course that will give the student a basic understanding of importing