Maritime security : vessel tracking systems provide key information, but the need for duplicate data should be reviewed : report to the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives.

U.S. ports, waterways, and coastal approaches are part of a system handling more than $700 billion in merchandise annually. With the many possible threats, including transportation and detonation of weapons of mass destruction, suicide attacks against vessels, and others, in the maritime domain, awa...

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