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Maritime/Coastal/Port Security Mega-ships challenges and benefits for ports The mega-ship the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin called in at the Port of Los Angeles in December, 2015. Capable of carrying 18,000 TEUs and only 80% full, it took four full days to unload 11,200 cargo containers in Los Angeles, ranging from furniture to electronics to toys. It was the largest cargo ship ever to visit the West Coast. Five days later, the vessel berthed in the Port of Oakland in the San Francisco Bay. In addition to the ports of Los Angeles and Oakland, there are currently three other destinations on the US West Coast capable of handling mega ships: Long Beach, Seattle and Tacoma. By next year, the Canadian Port of Prince Rupert (British Columbia) will be online, too. As reported in the LA Times and California Sunday Magazine, to prepare for the arrival of a vessel 1,310 feet long, displacing more than 158,000 tons with a keel extending more than 34 feet below the water, Los Angeles port officials, the shipping line, and the dockworker’s union planned their logistics for weeks – even while the cargo was being loaded in China and South Korea. Lead times typically run only two days. It was important to the port to avoid the disruption of work bottlenecks so pre-staged rail cars and truck drivers were carefully coordinated; the complex logistics involved harbor pilots and dock workers as well. Benefits to the West Coast ports are clear. The capability of handling these larger ships will ensure increasing amounts of trade with Asia, bringing more employment for unions and transportation lines. Although the Panama Canal is being expanded, its new canal will only accommodate vessels carrying 13,000 TEUs. As shipping lines move to larger vessels for their cost efficiencies, they will seek out locations, globally, that can support them. Quartz reports that vessels capable of handling 21,000 TEUs 30 are now in production. Terminals around the world are facing challenges from these larger ships. Stresses on port infrastructure are common: there is a need for deeper channels, larger cranes, more dockworkers for unloading, truckers and rail lines to haul the goods. Counterbalancing the benefits of welcoming larger ships, these complexes look at the ROI of infrastructure improvement in light of a downturn in the shipping industry, as world economies struggle. Moody’s Investors Service predicted that for 2015 global container ship capacity would increase about 9% while demand growth would be less than half that number. The Wall Street Journal reported in February that the Port of Hong Kong is being skipped by more container ships due to its shallow channels, high cargo handling costs, and busy harbor. (“Hong Kong’s Port Falls Further,” February 17, <strong>2016</strong>, p. B7.) Shenzhen, Shanghai and Ningbo terminals are picking up some of this trade as Hong Kong saw a decrease in its traffic of 9.5% in 2015 and has fallen to #5 where a decade ago it was the world’s busiest.
Everbridge selected to develop new Florida Emergency Notification System, ALERTFLORIDA Everbridge, a global enterprise software company that provides applications which automate the delivery of critical information to help keep people safe and businesses running, today announced that the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) has selected Everbridge as the service provider for the development and implementation of AlertFlorida, a landmark initiative which will provide statewide emergency alert and notification services to Florida residents, businesses and visitors. “Ensuring the safety of all Floridians is the Division’s top priority,” said FDEM Director Bryan W. Koon. “The selection of Everbridge as the AlertFlorida vendor marks a milestone toward providing the State’s Emergency Managers with a standardized system to communicate critical emergency information to every resident, business and visitor in Florida.” AlertFlorida services are currently being implemented in several counties during an initial phase, with additional deployment phases continuing throughout <strong>2016</strong>. Each participating jurisdiction will be able to customize the categories of alerts available in their community through a local opt-in portal. The system also will provide automated notifications of flash floods, tornados and other watches and warnings issued by the National Weather Service. AlertFlorida is expected to be the most comprehensive and coordinated statewide emergency notification program in the country. Once fully deployed, users will be able to select their preferred language and methods for receiving alerts, including SMS text messaging, e-mail, voice calls, TDD/TTY messaging and mobile device apps for AndroidTM, Apple® and Windows® mobile devices. The system will also allow users to post alerts to social media channels and will interface directly with existing broadcast-based alerting systems. “The state of Florida continues to demonstrate strong leadership in emergency management, and this statewide critical communications program will improve Florida’s overall preparedness and resiliency during severe weather disasters and manmade emergencies,” said Jaime Ellertson, CEO of Everbridge. “We applaud the state of Florida for this initiative and we are delighted to partner with FDEM to help ensure 31 that all individuals and organizations in the state are safe and informed.” Everbridge provides critical communication services to over 2,700 global customers. Everbridge’s large public sector clients include eight of the ten largest U.S. cities and all but one of the top 25 busiest airports in North America. Everbridge’s communications platform can deliver billions of messages each year across multiple languages and device types. For additional information about the Florida Division of Emergency Management, visit Floridadisaster. org. FDEM also features an extensive social media presence. Follow FDEM on Twitter at @FLGetAPlan, Instagram at @FLGetAPlan and Facebook at Facebook.com/FloridaDivisionofEmergencyManagement and Facebook.com/KidsGetAPlan.
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