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Tags: SHIPPING (Water transportation) -- Security measures; CARGO theft -- Prevention; SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; COUNTERTERRORISM -- Government policy
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- Jolt to the system. Tirschwell, Peter M. // JoC Week;1/7/2002 Annual Review, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p122
Discusses changes occurring in international trade caused by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Less tolerance for imperfection in cargo security; How the cargo shipping system of the United States was not designed with terrorism in mind; Legislative bills that focus on issues of...
- Start at the beginning. Bonney, Joseph // JoC Week;9/24/2001, Vol. 2 Issue 38
Argues that the solutions to security problems confronting the container shipping industry of the United States in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks should be developed by the industry on its own. Longer passenger check-ins at airports; Impossibility of eliminating every...
- Trailer Bridge Inc., www.trailerbridge.com. McCown, John D. // JoC Week;1/7/2002 Annual Review, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p72
Comments on the ramifications of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks for the United States maritime industry. Ways to make ocean freight systems more secure; Task force established by Trailer Bridge Inc. to review its security policies and procedures; How the tug-barge model is less...
- National Industrial Transportation League, www.nitl.org. Emmett, Edward M. // JoC Week;1/7/2002 Annual Review, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p129
Comments on the adverse effects of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on the freight transportation industry. Shippers' utilization of just-in-time systems to curtail production; Need for shippers to be actively involved in the development of security procedures and regulations;...
- NextLinx, www.nextlinx.com. Uppal, Rajiv // JoC Week;1/7/2002 Annual Review, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p129
Focuses on the efforts of various countries to control merchandise entering their borders in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. United States Customs Service's establishment of a Level 1 or Code Red alert; Ways in which heightened security places a large...
- Duluth Seaway Port Authority, www.duluthport.com. Helberg, Davis // JoC Week;1/7/2002 Annual Review, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p157
Discusses how port security has become a part of the daily agenda at most ports after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Legislators' drafting of federal port security legislation; Ports' development of ways to prevent access by unwanted guests; Concern that those in...
- Massachusetts Port Authority, www.massport.com. Leone, Michael A. // JoC Week;1/7/2002 Annual Review, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p161
Comments on the complexity of handling the growth of cargo through ports in the United States. Concerns about the security of cargo stemming from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; Expected continuation of cargo growth; Need for service providers to meet broader federal and local...
- Smooth operators. Edmonson, R. G. // Journal of Commerce (15307557);9/13/2004, Vol. 5 Issue 37, p46
Discusses adjustments made by carriers, shippers and terminal operators to the security rules implemented after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. Benefits of new supply-chain security rules for cargo loading; Advantages and disadvantages of the rules to the ocean...
- Long-term implications for marine transportation. North, Robert C. // JoC Week;9/24/2001, Vol. 2 Issue 38
Discusses the long term implications of the September 11, 2000 terrorist attacks in New York City and Pentagon on the Marine Transportation System of the United States. Increased emphasis on port and maritime security in conjunction with safety and environmental protection; Role of the Coast...
