NMSAC May 2012 Meeting – Part 2

Posted on May 17, 2012 by John C. W. Bennett

The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) met on the morning of May 16th to conclude its May 2012 meeting.  This session was devoted almost exclusively to Information Sharing, after first passing the Detain on Board Resolution held over from … Continue reading →

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NMSAC May 2012 Meeting – Part 1

Posted on May 16, 2012 by John C. W. Bennett

The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) convened the open portion of its spring meeting at 1:00PM, May 15, 2012.  Agenda topics for this afternoon session included: National Supply Chain Security; Transport Canada/USCG Regulatory Harmonization; Port Security Grants and TWIC … Continue reading →

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NMSAC to Meet May 15-16

Posted on April 30, 2012 by John C. W. Bennett

UPDATE 5/11/12: Post changed to correct the Maritime Security Advisory Committee meeting site to Arlington, VA. UPDATE 5/1/12: The Meeting Notice has been published at 77 Federal Register page 25721 and is also available online. The May 1st issue of … Continue reading →

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Two Recent TWIC Program Developments

Posted on April 23, 2012 by John C. W. Bennett

Two recent developments affect everyone’s favorite (if only to hate) US maritime transportation security feature, the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Program.  Of particular interest to those who will need to renew their TWICs later this year and beyond, the … Continue reading →

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DHS Issues Long-Awaited TWIC Reader Report

Posted on March 9, 2012 by John C. W. Bennett

The maritime industry’s implementation of TWIC readers will be a lot more complicated than simply hanging some machines at the entry points of vessels and facilities regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002.  That’s one thing that’s … Continue reading →

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Results of the January 2012 NMSAC Meeting – Part III

Posted on February 24, 2012 by John C. W. Bennett

Finally, here’s the post covering the third session of the January 2012 meeting of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC). Three topics–Underwater Terrorism Preparedness, the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Program, and the Global Supply Chain Security Initiative–were covered at … Continue reading →

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Recent USCG Counter-Piracy Documents

Posted on February 16, 2012 by John C. W. Bennett

So far this year the US Coast Guard has issued two revised documents material to the struggle against maritime piracy.  One is the latest version of the applicable Maritime Security Directive; the other provides updated information regarding the policies of … Continue reading →

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TWICs Will Cost a Little Less

Posted on January 31, 2012 by John C. W. Bennett

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has, without fanfare, updated its website with the “Latest News” that the cost to get a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) will drop slightly, as of March 19, 2012. At that time, the price of … Continue reading →

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Results of the January 2012 NMSAC Meeting – Part II

Posted on January 30, 2012 by John C. W. Bennett

This post covers the second session of the January 2012 meeting of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (MMSAC).  This session, on the afternoon of January 18th, had two topics:  a discussion of the Certain Dangerous Cargo Security Initiative and … Continue reading →

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Results of the January 2012 NMSAC Meeting – Part I

Posted on January 20, 2012 by John C. W. Bennett

The first morning session of the January meeting of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) opened with a lengthy Welcome/Farewell Address by NMSAC sponsor, short remarks by the Committee’s Executive Director, and what was labeled a discussion of requirements … Continue reading →

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