Maritime Commerce Security Plan for The National Strategy for Maritime Security

Abstract

The Maritime Commerce Security Plan contains recommendations to promote international supply chain security. The Maritime Commerce Security Plan is a component of the National Strategy for Maritime Security. The National Strategy for Maritime Security was produced in response to National Security Presidential Directive NSPD-41/Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-13 (Maritime Security Policy December 21, 2004). This plan also supports the National Security Strategy, the National Strategy for Homeland Security, and the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism. The Maritime Commerce Security Plan was developed in conjunction with the other component plans of the National Strategy for Maritime Security. In particular, the development of the Maritime Transportation System Security Plan and the Maritime Infrastructure Recovery Plan was closely coordinated with this plan. The Maritime Transportation System Security Plan addresses the security of the maritime transportation system as a system including vessels, facilities and ports that contribute so greatly to cargo security and, in this way, complements this plan. The Maritime Infrastructure Recovery Plan also supports this plan because it enhances our ability to minimize the economic impact of an attack or other disruption of the maritime transportation system. This includes effective communication so that private sector organizations have the appropriate information to implement their contingency plans quickly. This is a risk management plan. As such, it is dependent on reliable information and intelligence to evaluate threats and assess risk. For this reason, the National Plan to Achieve Maritime Domain Awareness and the Global Maritime Intelligence Integration Plan are very important to the success of the Maritime Commerce Security Plan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA492703

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of Homeland Security

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • International Organizations
  • International Trade
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Maritime Security
  • National Security
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Security
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies