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The Mariner Group announced it has been recognized again by Government Security News (GSN) as the Most Notable Seaport Security Solution in this year’s Airport, Seaport, & Border Security Awards Program. The awards program covers security initiatives completed within the past 12 months in categories ranging from Access Control to Underwater Surveillance and Integrated Security Programs. The GSN Awards acknowledge exceptional programs and technologies for security at airports, seaports and borders. Mariner’s submission described how CommandBridge—their situation awareness platform — challenges traditional security methods by emphasizing the importance of context. This contradicts the common misconception that simply adding extra sensors results in increased awareness.

The Maritime Association of South Carolina (MASC) contracts the Mariner Group's system for its port & stakeholder securtiy & operations management. CommandBridge™ has been choses as the cornerstone of MASC's Maritime Command and Control & Situational Awareness project. MASC has been actively promoting the interests of the Port of Charleston since 1926. In 2009, in recognition of the fact that businesses throughout South Carolina use and rely on the services of the state's ports, MAPCHA changed its name to the Maritime Association of South Carolina (MASC) to more accurately reflect its purpose and scope. MASC encompasses persons, firms…

The Mariner Group has been chosen to supply CommandBridge™ as the cornerstone of its Maritime Command and Control & Situational Awareness project. Galveston will deploy CommandBridge, the industry-leading situation management and response platform, to improve security and operations across its 850 acres of port facilities along one of the busiest shipping channels in the world, the Houston Ship Channel. The project also includes Mariner's PortFolio™ port management software, consolidating Galveston's port operations management processes into an integrated system. "Mariner is extremely proud to have been selected by the Port of Galveston for this important project," said Steve Dryden , Mariner's President & CEO.

Mariner Selected to Provide Advanced Maritime Situation Management System at Port Everglades, Florida . The Mariner Group, LLC, (Mariner) announced today that it has been selected to provide its industry-leading situation management and security system, CommandBridge™, to Port Everglades, Florida. Located in the heart of Greater Fort Lauderdale and the City of Hollywood, FL, Port Everglades is one of the busiest cruise ports in the world. As a leading container port in Florida and among the most active cargo ports in the United States, Port Everglades is South Florida’s primary seaport for receiving petroleum products including gasoline and jet fuel.

As the American Association of Port Authorities Port Security Seminar and Exposition opens in Miami, The Mariner Group is releasing version 5.7 of its field-proven flagship Situation Resolution Management platform: CommandBridge™, which includes new features such as Situation Board, OneView, Replay and CommandPost. This software uses advanced software technology to cut through security-information clutter, bring vital data to the surface, place the data in a relevant context, provide a visual summarized operating picture, provide system users various options for action, and allow team members to easily cooperate and share the information inside their organization and with outside agencies. Steve Dryden, Mariner CEO, commenting on the latest release of CommandBridge, ...