A program to detect plutonium and uranium in US ports has stalled because the US has run out of Helium 3. Helium 3 is a light non-radioactive isotope of helium that is formed when tritium decays. Helium 3 is a crucial raw material for the screening machines that were to be utilized in shipping ports [...]
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Shortage of Helium 3 Stalls Nuclear Detection in US Ports
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments
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Maritime Security Market: Good prospects for Asia Pacific
September 18th, 2009 · No Comments
A new analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Asia Pacific Maritime Security Market Assessment, finds that Asia Pacific maritime security market reached revenues of over $5.1 billion in 2008. The Frost report forecasts Asia Pacific maritime security markett will grow to $9.8 billion by 2015. The market covers the maritime security and seaport security sectors.
Frost & [...]
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Homeland Security Market Research Review
August 20th, 2009 · No Comments
We present here the latest market reports covering the wide scope of markets and technologies related to homeland security:
U.S. Airport Security Screening Markets Report covers the inspection and detection technology used to screen checked baggage, carry-on baggage, passengers and air cargo.
Publisher: Frost & Sullivan
U.S. Handheld and Trace Explosives Detection Market
This research service explores the [...]
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Maritime Security Court in Acco
December 15th, 2008 · No Comments
In the Crusader period (12-13 centuries) here was the center of Royal Cathena Quarter, the probable site of the Court of Khan which judged on the matters of maritime security and commerce.
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Maritime Security Market on Rise
December 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Waterways and ports are absolutely important to both international security and national defense, and in the wake of Mumbai terror attack and recent increased pirate activity their security has become a major concern. Seaports and waterways are vulnerable due to their large area, combination of water and land perimeter, intensive ship traffic, and close proximity [...]
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Firm Uses Non-Lethal Methods to Thwart Somali Pirates
November 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
By Joe DeCapua, Voice of America
Despite the international naval presence off the coast of Somalia, full protection against pirates cannot be given to all the tankers and cargo ships sailing in the Gulf of Aden. However, there’s an alternative being offered that does not involved the use of warships. A company called Anti-Piracy Maritime [...]
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Holographic Radar Technology Preventing Pirate Attacks
November 19th, 2008 · No Comments
From press release of Cambridge Consultants:
The latest piracy statistics released by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) point to a significant increase in attacks by pirates in the first nine months of 2008. According to a PRC press release, reported acts of piracy committed up to late October 2008 have included 115 [...]
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Maritime VSAT Services across EMEA
June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Satlynx, a subsidiary of GE and provider of two-way satellite broadband communication services, announced extension of a range of its Maritime VSAT services across wide portfolio of platforms including SCPC, and shared and dedicated TDMA hubs. Based on different satellites operating at Ku, extended-Ku and C-band frequencies, footprints are extensive across the Europe, [...]
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Maritime Security Buoys
May 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Department of Homeland Security is testing buoy sensor grid technology as a part of its Small Vessel Security Program. The buoys are connected into grid with nodes 20 miles apart from each other and anchored within 200 miles offshore. The “sonobuoys” detect signals made by vessels and passes information to the basestation. Information is analyzed [...]
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Oil Choke Points: Impact of Terrorist Attack
May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Chakib Khelil, OPEC’s president, delivered on Monday a gloomy forecast: economic factors could drive oil to $200. Terrorist attack of the oil tanker at one of the oil shipping choke points may put world to the brink of economic crisis. A handful of oil choke points are of strategic importance for the global energy [...]
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