Vessel Tracker

Homeland Integrated Security Systems Presents Cyber Tracker

Homeland Integrated Security Systems' Cyber Tracker is a portable detection device designed to provide real-time GPS tracking of vehicles, people or other mobile or movable objects. It features "Push to Talk" ability and an extended battery life and is suited for consumer retail, school systems, ports, fleet management, the military, and public safety. The Cyber Tracker is designed to be easily integrated into existing security arrangements at ports. Through live field testing at the Georgia Ports Authority Garden City Terminal in Savannah, the system has been proven successful in tracking and pin-pointing the movements of multiple vehicles every day.

Retail Container Traffic to Fall 11.8%

After ending 2008 down 7.9 percent, cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to drop at an even faster pace during the first half of 2009 as the economic recession continues, according to the monthly Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and IHS Global Insight. Final data for 2008 showed volume for the year at 15.2 million Twenty-Foot-Equivalent Units, compared with 16.5 million TEU in 2007, a decline of 7

Container Traffic Breaking Records

Traffic at the nation’s major retail container ports should reach a record high in August, then drop off slightly in September before hitting the year’s traditional peak in October, according to the monthly Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Global Insight. August is forecast at 1.53 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEU) of container traffic, breaking last October’s record of 1.51 million, while September is forecast at 1.49 million

Retail Container Traffic Lowest Since 2004

Cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports fell again in October, and 2008 is now expected to be the slowest year since 2004 as the downturn in the nation’s economy continues, according to the monthly Port Tracker report released on Nov. 7 by the National Retail Federation and IHS Global Insight. Volume is projected to total 15.3 million Twenty-Foot-Equivalent Units for the year, compared with 16.5 million TEU in 2007. That would be a decline of 7

Paradox Marine's Larger Facility

Steady growth in U.S. and international markets has prompted Paradox Marine to purchase a larger facility in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The new location for the boat security systems supplier serves as its new Global Headquarters and houses its corporate administrative, research & development, sales & marketing and manufacturing & distribution operations. "Despite challenging economic conditions, interest in our unique boat security, monitoring

Container Imports Up Sharply in September

Retail Container Imports to Increase 8.5 Percent in September; Strong Holiday Numbers Expected Despite Threat of Port Strike.   Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 8.5 percent in September compared with the same month last year, and strong increases are expected into the holiday season despite talk of a possible strike at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports

Delta Wave Teams with Global Rescue

Delta Wave Communications have teamed up with Global Rescue to combine their service with Delta Wave’s line of satellite based global personal tracking and emergency alert products. Global Rescue is an emergency services company that provides best-in-class medical, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue and security services to individuals, corporations, travelers and expeditions worldwide. Global Rescue is the only company that transports patients from the site of illness or injury

Caterpillar Sponsored Boat Tags Great White Shark

2,000 lb. Great White Shark Lydia successfully tagged and released off the Coast of Jacksonville, FL by OCEARCH research boat. After enduring ten days of high winds and rough seas off the coast of Jacksonville, FL, the OCEARCH team caught and released on March 3 the first Great White Shark ever satellite tagged south of Cape Cod, MA. “Capturing and releasing Lydia off Jacksonville, FL is a historic moment,” said Chris Fischer, OCEARCH Expedition Leader and Founding Chairman

Keeping a Grip on Where They Are

Pole Star Space Applications' Marine Asset Tracker (MAT) 2.0 monitors mixed fleets of tugs, barges, rigs & other assets; helps owners manage fleet-wide operations. MAT 2.0 offers a brand new software platform with a sleek user-interface, support for Globalstar, Thuraya and IsatData Pro satellite networks, a range of new satellite tracking devices, flexible service plans and intelligent realtime reporting options.

Retail Import Growth Expected to Slow Significantly through Summer

Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.3% in May over the same month last year but growth could trickle to a standstill by the end of the summer, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “The weak cargo increases expected over the next few months are consistent with other signs that the economy is slowly improving but show that retailers remain