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Bolstering Supply Chain Security
As we look with optimism toward better days for our industry and the overall global economy in 2010, it's not too soon to start thinking about the American Association of Port Authorities' 2010 schedule of seminars and workshops, as well as the issues of AAPA Seaports Magazine that will focus on reflecting the subject matter of three of those programs.
In putting together the 2010 editorial calendar, the esteemed AAPA Seaports Magazine Editorial Advisory Panel has chosen to continue the linking of magazine issue themes with key AAPA programming, just as this issue, themed "Bolstering supply chain security," draws heavily from the AAPA Port Security Seminar and Exhibition, held July 22-24, 2009, in Houston. View PDF Version
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Letter from Ray Venturino
As we look with optimism toward better days for our industry and the overall global economy in 2010, it's not too soon to start thinking about the American Association of Port Authorities' 2010 schedule of seminars and workshops, as well as the issues of AAPA Seaports Magazine that will focus on reflecting the subject matter of three of those programs.
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Investments, interactions help protect supply chain
Less than a decade ago, global supply chain security was more of a concept than a critical component of goods movement. The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the global war on terror have caused most people to look at security in an entirely new way and to think differently about the world in which we live.
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Security effort should not compromise flow of cargo
Everyone in the public port industry understands that seaports serve as the critical gateway that connects our trade-dependent business to the global marketplace. In fact, in the United States, seaports are responsible for moving more than 99 percent of the nation's overseas cargo.
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AAPA plays crucial role for Latin American ports
The number "three" is significant for the American Association of Port Authorities' Latin American delegation. This year, I am serving as delegation chairman for the third time, while, during 2002-2003, I had the distinct pleasure of serving as the association's chairman, being the third Latin American to ever hold that position.
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Effective security must focus on collaboration, technology
While more than eight years have passed since the terrorist attacks on the United States of Sept. 11, 2001, security remains a major concern throughout the Americas, with numerous programs having been put in place to protect ports and the entire supply chain from compromise. Those that are proving most effective are those that focus on collaboration and technology.
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Technologies, partnerships buoy unique security district
When discussing the Houston Ship Channel Security District, I am always asked about technologies and public-private partnerships. Both are of obvious importance to an effort that involves protection of people and equipment assets associated with the maze of industries and communities located in and around the Houston Ship Channel. And both are keys to this uniquely sustainable effort, chartered by Texas state law to deter, mitigate, recover and otherwise save from harm channel-area industries, their employees and communities.
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Port command centers must provide true business value
Today, port command centers are known by several names, largely depending on the size, scale and type of port. Regardless, the role that these centers play has dramatically changed in recent years. They are now, or at least should be, the center of gravity for monitoring the breadth of port activity.
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Is training a burdensome cost or competitive advantage?
In any industry, attitudes toward training fall somewhere between two extremes -- from burdensome cost to competitive advantage. Economic recessions have tended to amplify one view or the other. Those who see training as a burdensome cost will cut training in difficult times. Those who see it as a way to build competitive advantage use training as a tool to increase efficiency and productivity.
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SAFETY Act offers ports vast liability protections
A common concern for owners and operators of port facilities across the United States is the significant liability that could follow a terrorist attack. Such concerns were validated by a 2008 decision holding the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey liable for the 1993 attack against the World Trade Center. That decision has left ports scrambling for ways to manage their liability, particularly in light of the security requirements of laws such as the Maritime Transportation Security Act, or MTSA, and the Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Standards, or CFATS.
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Security act triggers redrawn perimeter
Following the Canadian government's introduction in 2003 of the Marine Transportation Security Act, Canadian ports have taken steps to achieve compliance while seeking to minimize adverse impacts on port operations. For the Port of Trois-Rivières, in Québec on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River between Montréal and Québec City, this ultimately has meant redrawing of the port's perimeter.
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Security committee plays integral role
With the implementation in 2004 of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, ports are mandated to provide the highest levels of protection. For the Port of Bahía Blanca, the ISPS Code has led to a risk analysis and a series of measures taken by the Port Facility Security Officer Committee to protect against various adverse scenarios.
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