The October 2009 issue of the quarterly newsletter for "The Center for Maritime, Island and Port Security" has recently been released. Produced by DHS Science and Technology for the Center co-led by Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ for Port Security and the University of Hawaii in Honolulu for Maritime and Island security, this issue highlights recent successes and has a spotlight on the recovery of the accident over the Hudson. For more information, and to download the newsletter, please click on the following link:

The July 2009 issue of the quarterly newsletter entitled "The Center for Maritime, Island and Port Security" has recently been released. Produced by DHS Science and Technology, and co-led by the University of Hawaii in Honolulu for Maritime and Island security, along with Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ for Port Security, this issue highlights recent successes and has a spotlight on Coastal Radars. For more information, and to download the newsletter, please click on the following link:

As part of the CSR Summer Institute, Rutgers University and Stevens Institute of Technology organized a cruise for undergraduate students in the NY Harbor.  The Stevens Research Vessel, the Savitsky, with undergraduate students and Dr. Scott Glenn (Rutgers), Dr. Alan Blumberg and Dr. Julie Pullen (Stevens) onboard, cruised the Hudson River, passing by Manhattan, Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Lincoln and Holland Tunnels, and the Statue of Liberty. 

Prior to the cruise, the students attended a lecture on Maritime Security, Ocean Modeling and Observation, and applications to Homeland Security and Homeland Defense.  The key points from the lecture were emphasized during the cruise.  The undergraduate students that participated, came from Hampton University, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez , Rutgers University and Stevens Institute of Technology.  For more information, please contact csr@stevens.edu

On June 10, the Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce (CSR) hosted a workshop on Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) to look at commonalities and gaps that exist among centers at the Federal, State, and County levels, as well as the Public and Private Sectors and their impact on Maritime and Port Resilience.

As we move toward a unified approach to dealing with threats, whether caused by natural disasters or man-made, the workshop looked at ways to enhance our ability to efficiently use the various EOCs and improve their operations, functions, and processes.

This workshop provided an opportunity to discuss areas that have worked in the past and areas that need improvement, while sharing experiences and lessons learned among participants.

The CSR Maritime Domain Awareness and Port Resiliency presentations from the 2009 DHS University Network Summit are now available for downloading.  Please click here to view all the Summit presentations and to download specific ones.