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Ports Look Outward
Author(s) -
John DeGaspari
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
mechanical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.117
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1943-5649
pISSN - 0025-6501
DOI - 10.1115/1.2005-may-2
Subject(s) - work (physics) , government (linguistics) , business , computer security , supply chain , control (management) , scale (ratio) , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , economics , computer science , marketing , management , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics
This article focuses on seaports, shippers, and the government that are linking their efforts to maintain a critical infrastructure. The rising importance of ports, however, presents them with a particular challenge when it comes to tightening their security measures. Over the last few years, ports have struggled to protect their assets without disrupting commerce, which could result in severe economic consequences. Ports need to be protected because they are so valuable, but they have to be protected carefully because they are so valuable. Technology plays an essential role in security applications, such as access control and cargo monitoring, but he warns against having blind faith in what technology can accomplish. Security issues are having an effect on companies that operate on a global scale. Companies have to consider not just how well global supply chains work, but how susceptible they are to disruption.

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