The terrorists' attacks of September 11, 2001 fundamentally changed the national security priorities of governments and forced a reappraisal of the approaches their customs and border agencies employ to control national boundaries. These changes presented all governments with a challenge that is difficult and multi-faceted – securing their borders against terrorist attacks in the commercial, maritime, and aviation environments, while maintaining the traditional function of facilitating legitimate trade and travel. In addition, protecting ports, harbors, terminals, and ships against cargo theft, smuggling, drugs, weapons, and other crime continues to pose an ongoing challenge for federal, state and local governments and industry.
In this post 9/11 environment, there are new challenges as well. These include the threat that terrorists might target critical infrastructure by destroying bridges, power plants and other facilities.
Those of us in the trade and maritime logistics industries understand that protecting and securing the supply chain, which delivers goods to U.S. consumers, is and will continue to be one of our most important national security priorities. New concerns about the threat of cargo entering the country containing nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons of mass destruction and the recognition that the vast majority of goods traversing the globe do so through maritime trade channels further reinforces the importance of this issue.
Webcast Archives
Maritime Security Expo Introductions
Michael Rosenberg, Vice President, Homeland Security Division, E.J. Krause & Associates
Shawn James, Vice President, Homeland Security Systems, Lockheed Martin
Honorary Co-chairs:
Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D-NJ)
Colors presented by The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Color Guard. The National Anthem sung by Ms. Dominique Krol
Invocation: Rev. Dr. Jean R. Smith, Executive Director, The Seaman's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey
Introduction: Stephen V. Kroecker, Co-Managing Director, Chairman of the Board, Director of Design and Engineering, SeaAway Family of Companies
Award Presenter: Rear Admiral (RET) Richard Larrabee, Director, Port Commerce, Port of New York/New Jersey
Distinguished Leadership Award in Maritime and Supply Chain Security
Honorees:
Government: Admiral Thad W. Allen, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
(Accepting for Admiral Allen: RDML Craig Bone, Assistant Commandant for Prevention, U.S. Coast Guard)
Industry: Gary Veurink, Corporate Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering, The Dow Chemical Company
Moderator: Douglas M. Browning, Senior Vice President, Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services, Inc., former Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Panelists:
Brain White, Director of Cargo, Maritime, and Trade Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Theo Fletcher, Vice President, Imports Compliance & Supply Chain Security, IBM
Captain Charles Piersall, Chairman, Technical Committee 8, ISO
Paul Lightburn, Director, Lloyd's Register
Frank Gaffney Jr., Founder and President, The Center for Security Policy, and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy, Department of Defense
Attaining Port Resiliency - After An Attack how do we Stay Open for Business?
Chair:RDML Craig Bone, Assistant Commandant for Prevention, U.S. Coast Guard
Speakers:
John Gaughan, Esq., Chairman, Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC)
Steve Vogt, Deputy Executive Director, Port Canaveral
Justin Russell, Director, Port Security, General Dynamics Information Technology