Under Secretary Charles Allen speaks about Maritime Security

Maritime security is a topic important not only to the Department of Homeland Security, but to everyone in this room, and indeed in this country. Our purpose today is to find ways to work together to improve our ability to warn of threats to the United States. Our common purpose is to keep [...]

U.S. Ship repels pirate attack

While the world’s attention has been focused on the drama aboard the MV Faina (And it’s 21 member crew) off Somalia’s Indian Ocean coast, there have been some other developments in the area which may point a much more sophisticated plot. On September 23rd, a Navy security team aboard the fleet oiler John Lenthall kept [...]

WEAPONS TIGHT: Boyd’s Loop and a critical weakness in Naval Force Protection

Current U.S. Navy waterborne Force Protection doctrine, as promulgated in NWP 3.10 Naval Coastal Warfare relies heavily on the concept of a layered defense-in-depth concept provided by three distinct zones around the asset being protected. These are the assessment, warning, and threat zones, concentric rings around the asset which alter the level of threat and [...]

Why we have to pay attention to small port security

By: Geoff Kohl
On Tuesday of the ASIS show, I had the genuine pleasure of joining a number of security professionals to hear from Laurie Thomas of the University of Findlay (located in Ohio) about the topic of maritime security. Thomas is part of the University of Findlay’s School of Environmental and Emergency Management, and is [...]

OSI Geospatial Awarded Contract to Provide the Port of Buffalo with Risk Assessment Services

OSI Geospatial Inc. announced today that its U.S. Systems Operations has been awarded a contract valued at approximately US$300,000 to provide an integrated vulnerability assessment (IVA) for the Port of Buffalo in New York. The Port of Buffalo is located at the eastern end of Lake Erie and is owned by Gateway Metroport. It is [...]

Tweaking TWIC

By John Henry Byk,
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration recently announced that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program compliance date for Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands will be sometime between March 1 and April 15, 2009.

Terrorism’s Effect on Maritime Shipping

By: Roger L. Tomberlin
In the first years of the nineteenth century, Mediterranean pirates, with the support of the Barbary States of northern Africa, would capture merchant ships, terrorize their crews, and hold the ship for ransom. In response, the United States launched the Barbary wars, the first successful effort by the young republic to protect [...]

GAO Report on Maritime Security

On June 20, 2008 the United States Government Accountability Office released their latest report on maritime security. In its verdict GAO found that the National Strategy and Supporting Plans were generally well-developed and are being implemented.

July 7-9, 2008: International Maritime and Yacht Security course – Malta

Camper & Nicholson’s Grand Harbour Marina, in conjunction with the International Bodyguards Association and Signal 8 Security Malta, is holding its first International Maritime and Yacht Security course at the marina between 7 and 9 July.

Port Security News Today

1) Triton Imaging won a contract by the Port of Los Angeles to provide an “Underwater Explosive Detection System” based on the Triton HarborSuite. The integrated system is designed to provide protection from underwater IEDs by integrating seabed image data collected by port survey operations and making it readily available to port police dive units [...]

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