http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/port/ en-us Sat, 5 Dec 2009 22:19:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401185/posts UMM QASR, Iraq, Dec. 4, 2009 – When the city of Basra was particular unstable between 2006 and 2008, the port of Umm Qasr was left to tread water as a contributor to Iraq’s economic development. Workers at Port of Umm Qsar load bags of grain from a cargo vessel that entered the port Nov. 23, 2009. The Joint Interagency Task Force-Iraq and Iraqi partners are working to gain International Ship and Port Facility Code certification to entice more maritime business to Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. David Bennett   (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Now, however,... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401185/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 22:19:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341330/posts DeMint to Force Vote to End Taxpayer Subsidies for Murtha ‘Air-Pork’Airport received $200 million in tax dollars, averages only 20 passengers and 3 flights dailySeptember 16, 2009 - Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), chairman of the Senate Steering Committee and Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, announced he will offer an amendment to end taxpayer subsidies for the John Murtha Airport, a little used 650-acre facility in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that has received at least $200 million in taxpayer funding. U.S. Congressman John Murtha (D-Pennsylvania), who the airport was named after, has personally directed $150 million... Senator Jim DeMint http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341330/posts#comment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:50:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307709/posts Note: Video included. SNIPPET: "WALLA WALLA--Hundreds of pounds of explosives were stolen from the Port of Walla Walla." SNIPPET: "It’s enough explosives to do serious damage." SNIPPET: "No one knows the intent; the goods were locked up at a storage unit somewhere at the Port of Walla Walla." SNIPPET: "“They took a lot of time to do what they were doing, it was secure,” Jessie Summers said." SNIPPET: "Investigators call this a "significant safety threat."" SNIPPET: "There is a reward if you know anything about this crime. Call 1888-ATF-BOMB if you can help." KEPRTV.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307709/posts#comment Tue, 4 Aug 2009 05:53:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2302357/posts WASHINGTON -- The feds are spending tens of millions of stimulus dollars to repair and build toilets across the nation, in an outflow of taxpayer funds that critics have branded "potty pork." From humble sylvan outhouses to "historic" restrooms, cash from the $787 billion stimulus is going to spruce up or completely replace aging toilets, government releases show. In New Mexico alone, the feds are spending $2.8 million for toilets in national forests. NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2302357/posts#comment Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:04:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2263305/posts Blog: Note: The following blog entry is a quote: Blog Details Iranian Navy Gets Three Locally Made Submarines The Iranian army has received three light locally made Ghadir-class submarines. The submarines were handed over at a ceremony at Bandar Abbas port in southern Iran, which was attended by Iranian security officials. Source: Mehr, Iran, June 1, 2009 Posted at: 2009-06-02 ("Source: Mehr, Iran, June 1, 2009") via THE MEMRI BLOG.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2263305/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 23:03:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211698/posts Venezuela's military has taken control of key airports and sea ports under the terms of a move rubber-stamped by parliament a week ago, reports say. The move centralises the running of the country's main transport hubs. President Hugo Chavez has pushed for the move, describing it as "reunifying the motherland, which was in pieces". Critics of Mr Chavez says the plans are unconstitutional, but the National Assembly backed them a week ago, saying they would improve essential services. State-level governments in Venezuela have controlled the country's most important airports, sea ports and major highways since a move towards decentralisation began... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211698/posts#comment Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:46:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194367/posts Paper no. 3068 Admiral Sureesh Mehta, the Chief of the Naval Staff sounded a stern warning on 18th February 2009, about the possibility of nuclear weapons being smuggled in to the country through the ever increasing container traffic. The warning was issued at a seminar to discuss Port Development and related security issues. At one level, there is nothing new in the warning. Similar warnings were issued post 9/11 by US and other maritime analysts who expected the seas to be the next medium for transportation and manifestation of terror. It is this fear that prompted the US to examine... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194367/posts#comment Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:21:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2178632/posts Nearly seven months after taking delivery of a mobile X-ray system manufactured in the People's Republic of China, the Port of Los Angeles is on the verge of canceling the controversial contract. The staff at the port has recommended that the Board of Harbor Commissioners find DULY Research, Inc., the California-based broker who represents the Chinese manufacturer, in default of the terms of the contract, when it next meets on Feb. 5. "Cancellation of the purchase contract is recommended because after delivery of the mobile scanning unit to the Port of Los Angeles on July 8, 2008, field tests and... Government Security News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2178632/posts#comment Thu, 5 Feb 2009 02:55:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181829/posts Per email from Americans for Prosperity: We’re coming down to the wire on this Pelosi/Reid/Obama trillion dollar spending bill and I'm asking you to join me at a rally in Richmond tomorrow to put pressure on our two Virginia senators -- Mark Warner and Jim Webb. And beyond just putting pressure on these two senators to vote NO, by attending the rally you'll send a message to the media in attendance that there is a strong, energized grassroots movement rallying against the big government, pork barrel politics in Washington, DC. Here are the details on the NoStimulus event: When: Tomorrow,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181829/posts#comment Mon, 9 Feb 2009 21:56:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081923/posts Geraldo just reported on his show, that the Houston Channel, a major waterway and port facility, weathered Hurricane Ike suffering only minimal damage. this is very good news, and relates directly to how fast things can be returned to a new normal down there. :-) FNC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081923/posts#comment Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:08:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001080/posts Commodities are offloaded from ships at the UMM Qasr Port, from all over the world to be distributed throughout Iraq April 11. These goods will be transported to different provinces through out the country. The Port of Um Qasr, is a small port city southeast of Basra. DoD photo. UMQASR — UmQasr, a port city southeast of Basra, is filled with daily activities, as Iraqi workers load export and unload imports last week.“The estimated flow of goods into Iraq is 60,000 tons with 15,000 passing through UmQsar,” said Todd Stratton, Task Force to Support Business and Stability Operations in Iraq.“The... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001080/posts#comment Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:00:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992347/posts Plans have been finalized by Mexico to develop Punta Colonet as a West Coast Mexican alternative to the U.S. ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach. The proposal includes a deep-water Pacific Ocean port on Mexico's Baja California peninsula about 150 miles south of Tijuana that could serve as a destination for the 30 million containers headed to North America from China and the Far East each year, according to a report published Tuesday in the Los Angeles Times. The on-again, off-again plan to develop Punta Colonet has been discussed before as the number of containers from China grows and... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992347/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:38:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1966213/posts DISCOVERY: Oldest lighthouse at ancient Roman port The New Anatolian / Ankara 06 February 2008 Turkish archaeologists unearthed a 2000-year-old lighthouse at the ancient Roman port of Patara, near southern town of Kas, Antalya, discovering probably the oldest such structure that managed to remain intact. The 12-meter-high lighthouse was built under the reign of Emperor Nero who ruled from 54 to 68, Professor Havva Iskan Isik, head of the excavation team reported. "The oldest known lighthouse is the one in Alexandria but there is nothing left of it. So, the lighthouse at the Patara port is the oldest one that... New Anatolian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1966213/posts#comment Thu, 7 Feb 2008 02:20:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1952998/posts Dubai is investing $600m in one of the poorest counties in the US to set up a manufacturing and distribution complex that would serve as a major logistical hub for North America. The long-term aim, according to people familiar with the deal, is to take advantage of a new generation of larger merchant ships passing from Asia through the soon to be widened Panama Canal and docking at ports such as Charleston and Savannah, seen as future primary gateways to the US. The project is being handled by Jafza, a unit of the government-owned Dubai World group, which has bought... Financial Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1952998/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:08:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945235/posts Institutions take on the worst characteristics of the people who head them. In the case of the Port of Seattle, this means sickening arrogance. Faced with a damning state audit showing the port to be rife with sloppiness, waste and the potential for rampant fraud, the man long responsible for shaping port culture -- its former chief executive, Mic Dinsmore -- replied with haughty grandeur. "I have no doubt that there is nothing of substance in anything that has been alluded to," Dinsmore huffed to the Seattle P-I after the audit blast came last week. "Let the process show what... Seattle -I http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945235/posts#comment Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:26:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942420/posts LONG BEACH - Days after port authorities approved a $35 environmental fee on containers shipped through Southern California's harbors, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday that he would support a similar fee at the state level. Schwarzenegger, who previously said container fees would hurt the economy, now considers them an option to help fund trade-related infrastructure and environmental programs. "I think fees are good; we just have to work it out with the various stakeholders," Schwarzenegger said during a visit with U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. "It's extremely important that we find a way to create economic development and increase... LA Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942420/posts#comment Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:02:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903891/posts New Berth Increases Umm Qasr Port Capacity Army engineers oversee berth project that was designed and built by Iraqis. By Mohammed AliwiU.S. Army Corps of EngineersGulf Region South District BASRAH, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2007 — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has turned control over the newly completed “roll-on/roll-off” berth at Umm Qasr Port to the Iraqi Port Authority. "The Iraqi people can be proud of this project because it is theirs alone."Rebecca Wingfield, project engineer Known as a RoRo because it serves “roll-on/roll-off” ships that share the acronym, the $2.7 million berth project doubles the number of the... Defend America News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903891/posts#comment Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:35:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1882417/posts Mexico has canceled the disputed mineral concession at Punta Colonet that has held up development of a massive port-rail project geared to create a trade route from Asia into the American heartland through Baja California. San Diego U/T http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1882417/posts#comment Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:45:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1833511/posts May 11, 2007 U.S. Port Contractor Has Terrorist Ties A foreign company set to build a massive tunnel project at a major U.S. seaport has close ties to the government of a country that has long appeared on the State Department’s list of nations that sponsor terrorism. The French construction giant (Bouygues Travaux Publics) is the preferred contractor to build a $1 billion tunnel at the South Florida Port of Miami, the world’s top cruise ship terminal with nearly 4 million passengers annually and one of the country’s busiest cargo ports with about one million containers a year. It turns... Corruption Chronicles - A Judicial Watch Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1833511/posts#comment Mon, 14 May 2007 22:09:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1814275/posts Grassroots Americans of all parties and economic classes rose up out of their political apathy a few months ago and forced President Bush to reverse his administration's decision to allow a Middle East government to own America's major ports. But the push for foreign ownership continues: the next port scheduled to be taken over is Kansas City, Missouri. Even though public schools stopped teaching geography a couple of decades ago, most Americans (especially residents of the Show Me state) are surprised to learn that Kansas City (where the only waves are "amber waves of grain") is a port. We are... Christian World view Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1814275/posts#comment Mon, 9 Apr 2007 10:30:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806695/posts The television advertisement starts with an ominous warning about 9/11. Then it shows a nuclear explosion, followed by a photo of Osama bin Laden and a ship loaded with cargo containers. "Since 9/11, it is one of the greatest threats we face, a nuclear weapon in the hands of Osama bin Laden shipped through an American port," says the voice-over. Finally, the ad reveals its villain: an outfit based in Arkansas that has a network of 1.8 million workers around the world who operate at 3,900 locations in the United States. Its corporate name is Wal-Mart Stores Inc. What's the... The Star Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806695/posts#comment Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:18:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1763919/posts Three Arabs Detained Trying to Sneak Into Port of Miami http://www.truthnews.net/daily/2006100455.htm Webcast News Service, 7 January 2007 Three Arab men have been detained as they tried to sneak past a security checkpoint at the Port of Miami. The incident occurred around 8:00 a.m. According to local authorities, a security office became suspicious when the driver of a truck attempting to enter the port area did not have the required paperwork. Officers searched the truck and found two other men in the cab trying to hide, Williams said. The three men were two Iraqis and one Lebanese national who are legal... TruthNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1763919/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jan 2007 03:17:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1763846/posts Three men detained at Port of Miami after giving suspicious statements By Vanessa Blum South Florida Sun-Sentinel Posted January 7 2007, 4:22 PM EST MIAMI -- Three men were detained Sunday after trying to gain access to the Port of Miami, according to a spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The driver drew suspicion at the port's delivery entrance around 8 a.m. after making inconsistent statements, said Judy Orihuela. The driver could not produce the requested paperwork to identify himself and his cargo. The vehicle was subsequently searched and two additional men were found in the truck's cab, Orihuela... South Florida Sun-Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1763846/posts#comment Sun, 7 Jan 2007 22:58:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1728458/posts MOGADISHU, 30 October (IRIN) - Sacks of sorghum from the United States swing out from the docked ship in a large rope net, are winched slowly to the port jetty, and loaded by chanting porters on to rusting trucks in Mogadishu port. The food is destined for southern Somalia – which means it must arrive at the port, be loaded on convoys of trucks, and driven out of the city, protected and intact. Until a few months ago, Mogadishu port had been a no-go area for more than 11 years while heavily armed faction leaders fought over resources – particularly... alertnet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1728458/posts#comment Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:21:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714549/posts Homeland Security: The FBI is concerned about potential links between al-Qaida and the mob. So why do Democrats and labor unions want felons working our docks? Port security, according to the Democrats, is one of the gaping holes in the defense against terror, evidence of how the Bush administration’s war in Iraq is a “distraction” from the things we should be doing.... ...So it was interesting to see that when Congress passed the Port Security Act on Saturday, it did not include a provision pushed by Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., that would have barred the hiring of felons for dock... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714549/posts#comment Thu, 5 Oct 2006 23:45:19 GMT