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Monday, February 8th, 2010
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A Report Card on DHS Security Policies, Standards and Programs

  Part 5 of 5: Conclusion and Final Grades for all 8 performance categories. By Dr. Jim Giermanski, Chairman of Powers Global Holdings, Inc. and President of Powers International, LLC, an international transportation security company.
“…there is currently no proven technology which can address transshipped containers…” ( .)
– Jason P. Ahern, Acting Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection Although the introductory quotation of J. Ahern represents just one issue of this country’s treatment of container security, it is based on the standards against which Ahern and others in DHS form their conclusions. It is not the issue of ... < Read More >
Maritime Accident Casebook Tackles Confined Space Entry Hazards in 2010

  The website will bring together its educational audio and video podcasts, accident reports and safety alerts into a single practical resource covering a broad range of confine space situations.
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Confined space entry hazards will be the focus for 2010 for Maritime Accident Casebook, MAC, a web-based safety resource for seafarers, and those who train and those employ them. The website will bring together its educational audio and video podcasts, accident reports and safety alerts into a single practical resource covering a broad range of confine space situations. The most conservative estimates put ... < Read More >
U.S. DOJ: U.S. Attorney Files Superseding Indictment Against Alleged Somali Pirate

  Alleged pirate charged with involvement in two additional hijackings; Captain And Crew Of Second Ship Still Being Held Hostage. 12 January, 2010: PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the filing of a superseding indictment against ABDUWALI ABDUKHADIR MUSÉ. MUSÉ was previously indicted on May 19, 2009, for his alleged participation in the April 8, 2009, hijacking of the Maersk Alabama container ship in the Indian Ocean, and the subsequent taking of the captain of the ship as a hostage. The Superseding Indictment filed today in Manhattan federal court ... < Read More >
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