maritime security

Congress urged to double Coast Guard budget over next decade.

Commissioner Carl Bentzel said the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will have an increasing role in the development of shoreside activities that impact international container shipping.

Future attacks could be far worse than the $10 billion ‘NotPetya’ attack in 2017 that hobbled Maersk and cost FedEx $300 million.

The Port Report focuses on another vessel being seized in the Strait of Hormuz.

In this commentary by Ekim Saribardak, he writes about new track and trace technologies that can revolutionize the shipment of ocean freight.

Iran has denied responsibility for the attacks carried out early yesterday morning on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, the sea immediately adjacent to the Strait of Hormuz. A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry slammed the U.S. accusations as “baseless”. Maritime security experts say commercial ships are impossible to defend.

Hackers also recently attempted to disrupt vessel computer systems.