Homework Responses Wk 7

Container terminals at ports are considered one of the most critical elements to successful port operations around the world.  They deal with container shipping and transshipment services.  The container terminals are used all over the world to measure metrics for efficiency and ranking among ports.  The busiest ports according to this data are in China and Thailand.  Ports work together with private companies or firms to make sure everything goes smoothly at ports, and all the cargo is processed and offloaded.  The port merely acts as a holding, security, and loading and unloading facility until the sea land containers are sent on to their next location.  The use of private companies to help with this process, provides an economic stimulus in foreign countries.  The local companies that are hired will work closely with port security to get the job done.  If this process does not go smoothly with the pure volume of containers it could cause bottle necking and major delays.        

The Port Partners play a role by coming together with different parties.  "Maritime stakeholders include such officials as port captains, officials at the federal, state and local levels, merchant seamen and owners, industry executives, military officers, first responders, legislators, environmentalists and anyone with a stake in the freedom of the sea and the transport that uses it"(Today & All, 2005).  The Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC) was comprised of these individuals.  This was created to investigate port vulnerability and risk management.  The AMSC now is considered a focal point for maritime and homeland security issues world-wide.  This is something that has been found to be very beneficial to the over all success and learning process for collaborating this process.  Collaboration can have its challenges if there are disagreements within the group that cannot be resolved easily.  Everyone would need to have a collaborative mindset.

Today, H. S., & All, V. (2005, March 1). The power of partnerships - Homeland Security Today. Homeland Security Today. https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/maritime-security/the-power-of-partnerships/       

Menon, A. (2021, March 12). 11 Major Container Terminal Operators In The World. Marine Insight. https://www.marineinsight.com/know-more/11-major-container-terminal-operators-in-the-world/

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