CLARKSBURG, Maryland - November 20, 2008: Thales Communications, Inc., announces the selection of its medium-powered, High-Frequency Automated Link Establishment (HF-ALE) radio communications system by the U.S. Coast Guard for incorporation into new cutter acquisition contracts for the next five to seven years.

Stuart Flynn, vice president business development at global maritime security service provider, Securewest International, weighs in on the all-important question of how to best combat piracy and further protect vulnerable commercial maritime assets.

In this op-ed from the July 10th, 2008 Mar-Ex e-Newsletter, Joe Keefe writes about a worsening American economy, the weak US dollar and the out-of-control energy costs driving inflation. Keefe believes these economic problems will merge in time for the November elections to form a "Perfect Storm" that hopefully will force the American public and its lawmakers to make some hard decisions about a "rudderless national energy policy."

Even with all the other challenges on its plate for the coming year, there is perhaps no greater task ahead of the U.S. Coast Guard and the DHS than determining how best to track, control and otherwise mitigate the risks posed by the millions of small boats that regularly operate in U.S. waters.

This article subtitled "How Vessel Reporting Systems are driving results for maritime stakeholders" by Dean Rosenberg, President of PortVision, will trace the evolution of AIS-based systems, and identify future directions for a technology that, at its core, is simple, but in its implications, is revolutionizing business in maritime waterways.

PortVision's case study of a June 2007 oil spill in Southern California shows how new technology can help manage and resolve many maritime issues.

M. George Walters makes the case for a "scalable virtual fusion center approach to secure seaport trade and port operations."

Part 5 of Joseph Keefe's five-part series, orginally published in The Maritime Executive explores safety, security, regulatory and financial issues surrounding Sempra Energy's rapidly developing Lake Charles Cameron LNG Terminal.

Part 4 of Joseph Keefe's five-part series, orginally published in The Maritime Executive explores safety, security, regulatory and financial issues surrounding Sempra Energy's rapidly developing Lake Charles Cameron LNG Terminal.

Part 3 of Joseph Keefe's five-part series, orginally published in The Maritime Executive explores safety, security, regulatory and financial issues surrounding Sempra Energy's rapidly developing Lake Charles Cameron LNG Terminal.