Articles Tagged with ''port security''

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has hired its first chief security officer.

Randy Parsons will be named the new director of security for the Port of Long Beach.

Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) is now operating off of a wireless mesh network to provide around-the-clock surveillance on the 180 acres of port property.

An emotionally disturbed man allegedly climbed a six-foot security fence to enter a Newark port and boarded a cargo ship. He was found hours later asleep in the captain's cabin. 

Although grant money is tight this year, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are pulling in some of the most funding.

The Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting (SMART) for Port Security Act will be up for a vote Tuesday.

A federal law demanding 100 percent screening of all inbound cargo has been delayed by the Department of Homeland Security in favor of risk-based screening processes.

Lt. John Ryan was selected on Friday, following the announcement that three senior officers are being asked to retire. 

The Port Authority of Allegheny County is improving perimeter security around its Ross bus garage as the last part of a five-year project. 

U.S. authorities charged 29 people with smuggling $325 million in counterfeit consumer goods from China through a New Jersey port.