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Ports & Maritime Transportation
 Websites presented in alphabetical order AAPA: Port Industry Information 
 Documents about ports and the port industry in the U.S., Canada, Caribbean, and Latin America. Features an overview and data on U.S. ports, statistics (such as container traffic), port images, a glossary of maritime terms, and material about port industry issues, activities and functions, and trade. From the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), "a trade association which represents more than 150 public port authorities in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America." http://www.aapa-ports.org/Industry/?navItemNumber=494 Topics: Industries, Transportation Last updated Oct 3, 2006 America on the Move: Transforming the Waterfront, San Francisco and Oakland, California
This exhibition uses the example of the ports of Oakland and San Francisco to demonstrate the development of shipping container use at U.S. ports. Topics include the container system (as compared to conventional freighters), the longshoremen who work with the containers, varieties of cargo hooks, the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU), and more. Part of a larger exhibit on transportation from the National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/exhibition/exhibition_17_1.html Topics: Industries, Transportation Last updated Feb 28, 2006 Background Q&A: The UAE Purchase of American Port Facilities
Questions and answers about issues surrounding a purchase that would give a company from Dubai (in the United Arab Emirates) "control over facilities in six U.S. ports: New York, Miami, Newark-Port Elizabeth, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Baltimore." Discusses security concerns (weapons of mass destruction and vulnerability of liquefied natural gas), the company (DP World), significance of operation of U.S. ports by foreign companies, and related topics. From the Council on Foreign Relations. http://www.cfr.org/publication/9918/uae_purchase_of_american_port_facilities.html Topics: Industries, National Security, Transportation Last updated Mar 1, 2006 Container Security Initiative
Facts sheets about the Container Security Initiative (CSI), a program intended to help increase security for containerized cargo shipped to the United States from around the world. Discusses elements of this anti-terrorism program, the ports where the CSI is in operation, and related material. Opens directly into a PDF file. From U.S. Customs and Border Protection. http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/printer_fact_sheets/csi_factsheet.ctt/csi_factsheet.pdf Topics: Industries, National Security, Transportation Last updated Apr 15, 2008 Counter-Terrorism: Publications: Port Security
Collection of government publications on the security of U.S. ports. Topics include port and maritime security challenges, policy and practices, identification systems, container security, potential impact of terrorist attacks on freight transport, role of government agencies (such as the U.S. Coast Guard), and more. Publications go back to 2002. From the Counter-Terrorism Training Coordination Working Group convened by the U.S. Department of Justice. http://www.counterterrorismtraining.gov/pubs/port.html Topics: Industries, National Security, Transportation Last updated Feb 28, 2006 Fact Sheet: Securing U.S. Ports
This February 2006 overview of U.S. ports includes details about the groups responsible for the ports (U.S. Customs and Board Protection, Coast Guard, terminal operator, and port authority), security measures (such as screening and inspection and the Container Security Initiative), the United Arab Emirates (UAE)/Dubai Ports World acquisition, and related topics. From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/press_release_0865.shtm Topics: Industries, National Security, Transportation Last updated Nov 9, 2006 International Longshore and Warehouse Union: ILWU Historical Information
History of this labor union whose origins "lie in the longshore industry of the Pacific Coast -- the work of loading and unloading ships' cargoes." Discusses key events in the union's history, involving both the longshoremen (who load and unload cargo) and the warehouse division (which stores, processes, and distributes cargo). Features several oral histories, including Harry Bridges, founding president and labor leader, and Bill Chester, the first black international officer. From the ILWU. http://www.ilwu.org/history/ Topics: Industries, Labor, Transportation Last updated Mar 1, 2006 International Maritime Bureau (IMB)
"IMB's main task is to protect the integrity of international trade by seeking out fraud and malpractice." The site provides a description of IBM services, products, and courses, and a link to the Piracy Reporting Centre with piracy reports and maps. From the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27:welcome-to-the-international-maritime-bureau&catid=25:home&Itemid=16 Topics: Crime, Industries, International Trade, Transportation, Water Last updated Nov 18, 2008 Maritime Safety, Science & Environmental Protection, Including Famous Shipwrecks & Other Major Marine Disasters
This collection of research materials covers topics related to the U.S. Coast Guard and maritime safety, the environment, merchant and fishing vessel casualties, shipwrecks, oceanography, and marine inspection. Highlights include a page on lost cutters, the accident report on the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, and an oral history from a whaling inspector. Include bibliographies, research guides, photos, government documents, and more. From the U.S. Coast Guard. http://www.uscg.mil/history/MARINESAFETYindex.asp Topics: Transportation Last updated Nov 1, 2007 Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea
This Connecticut museum (founded in 1929) allows visitors to "climb aboard historic tall ships, stroll through a re-created 19th-century coastal village or watch a working preservation shipyard in action." Its website features background about the ships and buildings and images of selected items from the museum's vast collection of art and objects, photos, and ship plans. The library section includes oral histories, dozens on online manuscripts (such as ship registers and guides), and more. http://www.mysticseaport.org Topics: Transportation Last updated May 23, 2006 National Piers Society
Background about seaside piers around the coast of Great Britain. "At the turn of the last century, almost a hundred piers existed: now only half remain and several face an uncertain future." Includes a list of the longest piers in the U.K., historic images of surviving and lost piers, and updates. From an organization whose "aims are to promote and sustain interest in the preservation and continued enjoyment of seaside piers." http://www.piers.org.uk/ Topics: History By Place, Transportation Last updated Oct 14, 2009 Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
This maritime site features downloadable navigational charts, historic maps and charts from the late 1700s to present day, access to the Automated Wreck and Obstruction Information System (AWOIS), and related publications. The "NowCoast" service is a portal to U.S. coastal data, observations, and forecasts. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Mar 26, 2006 Port of Bellingham, Washington State
This site outlines the activities of the Port of Bellingham municipal corporation. Located in Washington state between the metropolitan areas of Vancouver, British Columbia and Seattle, the port "serves the Whatcom County community by providing public transportation facilities" and "providing stewardship of the commercial and industrial waterfront." Site includes a business directory, events calendar, maps, details about waterfront parks and trails, and information about marina, airport, shipping, and transportation facilities. http://www.portofbellingham.com/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Apr 19, 2004 Storm Warning: Advancements in Marine Communications and Forecasting
This presentation, created in 2000 on the 25th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, looks at developments in marine communications and forecasting since that disaster on Lake Superior. Some of the topics include forecast and warning definitions, numerical weather prediction, advances in scientific understanding, and radars and satellites. From the National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mqt/fitzgerald/ Topics: Transportation, Weather Last updated Nov 1, 2007 U.S. Customs & Border Protection: Border Wait Times
This table shows "the estimated wait times for reaching the primary inspection booth, the first point of contact with CBP when crossing the Canada/U.S. and Mexico/U.S. land borders. Each border location updates its estimated wait times hourly." From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Customs & Border Protection (CBP). http://apps.cbp.gov/bwt/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, International Trade, National Security, U.S. Travel Last updated May 1, 2006 U.S. Department of Homeland Security: US-Visit
This site describes the program that "records biometric and biographic information to verify the identities of foreign visitors to the United States." It is "part of a continuum of security measures that begins overseas and continues through a visitor's arrival in and departure from the United States." Features a list of enrollment requirements, ports of entry where currently used, and videos and brochures in many languages. From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/programs/content_multi_image_0006.shtm Topics: National Security Last updated Nov 16, 2006 |
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