The Coast Guard announces the release of Maritime Security (MARSEC) Directive 104-6 (Rev 6). This Directive only applies to U.S.- flagged vessels subject to the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) on international voyages through or in designated high risk waters, and provides additional counter-piracy guidance and mandatory measures for these vessels operating in these areas where acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships are prevalent. MARSEC Directive 104-6 (Rev 6) also includes an annex that provides specific direction for vessels operating around the Horn of Africa. Although MARSEC Directives are designated Sensitive Security Information (SSI) and are not subject to public release, a non-SSI version of this directive is available.
The 2002 Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA), which requires US ports and vessels to develop broad security plans, and the concurrently developed International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, which imposes security standards on ports and vessels involved in global trade, both went into effect July 1. Together they represent the most comprehensive security standards governing the operations of seaports and ships in the history of maritime commerce. The Coast Guard, as the lead agency for maritime security for the world's top sea-trading nation, spearheaded the international effort to develop globally accepted standards and was charged with implementing MTSA regulations in the United States. The maritime security law demands that the Coast Guard exercise regulatory oversight...
Random searches of passengers and vehicles on a lake ferry pursuant to a federal terror law do not violate the Fourth Amendment, the 2nd Circuit has ruled. In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Congress passed the Maritime Transportation Security Act to detect and deter potential transportation security incidents. Pursuant to the Act's regulations, the Lake Champlain Transportation Company ("LCT") enacted a practice of searching the carry-on baggage of randomly selected passengers and inspecting randomly selected vehicles, including the trunk.
The president is quite correct that a "Great British" corporation has no more or less interest in helping terrorists than an Arab corporation. It is not the corporation that is supposed to have other interests-it is government. But as Michael Chertoff, secretary of homeland security, said, "We have to balance the paramount urgency of security against the fact that we still want to have a robust global trading system. Balance" is the arresting word here-keep your eye on "balance." We have an administration that is absolutely wedded to corporate interests, both American and global. It honestly believes that "free trade" is more important than the environment and more important than the people. It has repeatedly demonstrated it is willing to let both go in order to foster free trade. The...
... security to the point mandated by the Maritime Transportation Security Act. Last year, Congress a...
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the organization representing public ports throughout the Western Hemisphere, today welcomed news that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has opened up nearly $141 million in funds to help America's seaports pay for hardening security at their terminals and making other needed infrastructure upgrades in an effort to prevent terrorist acts. However, considering Coast Guard estimates in 2002 that ports would need to spend $5.4 billion over 10 years to comply with new mandated Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) enhancements, AAPA continues to seek a much higher level of security grants for U.S. seaports. Past grant rounds have only funded between 8 percent and 25 percent of elig...
When viewed in the broadest sense, in the US can be considered strong. On the micro level, however, many large cargo ships still experience a fair amount of shrinkage at seaports around the country. Washington and the newly formed Department of Homeland Security soon began work on their goal of implementing an integrated and collaborative process among international, federal, state, local and private partners to protect the country's ports and maritime infrastructure by gaining the greatest intelligence about the people, cargo, and vessels operating in the country's waters and ports. It was from this sentiment that some of the following legislation, regulation and initiatives were born: 1. The Transportation Act, 2. International Ship and Port Facilit...
The July 1 deadline for vessels and facilities to comply with tough new maritime security regulations passed with minimal disruption to commerce. Domestically, the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA), and internationally the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, require vessels and facilities to implement security measures to protect the global shipping industry from terrorist attack.
SEATTLE - Random searches of vehicles boarding Washington state ferries will resume as part of a new plan for increased security, following an order Monday from the U.S. Coast Guard. The changes come as the July 1 deadline approaches for ports and shipping companies to have security programs in place. The new plans are part of the Maritime Transportation Security Act signed by President Bush in November 2002.
Members of New Jersey's congressional delegation say they took steps Wednesday to make America's shores safer. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the "Maritime Transportation Security Act" sponsored by Reps. Frank LoBiondo, R-Atlantic, and Bill Pascrell Jr., D-Paterson.
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