Security Issues

Overview:

This final week will consider future maritime and port security issues and

evolving threats. I have looked at this issue from four different perspectives

to provide a framework for this effort. These include:

The port itself and its associated infrastructure, including cyber

The vessel itself

Maritime energy issues

The world economy

The saying goes that the world is becoming “smaller.” Well, this could not be

truer from the perspective of the Maritime Transportation System and its

associated ports. For example, the Arctic is melting and opening different

routes, including the famed Northwest Passage, making shipping times to the

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