Port of Baltimore security gaps

Archived coverage involving a Sun report on vulnerabilities seen as posing a threat.

August 11, 2005

Md. OKs security upgrades for port

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved nearly $6 million in security upgrades for the port of Baltimore yesterday, despite worries from the governor and state treasurer about whether a new security camera system would be adequate.

August 10, 2005

Port seeks $5.5 million to upgrade security

The port of Baltimore is asking the state Board of Public Works to approve a $5.5 million contract to design and install a camera system that would allow security officials to remotely monitor the port's fences, terminals, gates and piers.

July 19, 2005

Bush's visit will spotlight port security

WASHINGTON -- President Bush plans to use the port of Baltimore as a backdrop tomorrow for a speech calling on Congress to extend provisions of the USA Patriot Act, the post-9/11 law that grants the government broad powers to fight terrorism.

July 12, 2005

Special Report

Legislator sets hearing on Md. lapses

The chairman of a key legislative panel said yesterday that he will conduct a hearing into security shortcomings at the port of Baltimore, while a top Maryland transportation official said the state would tighten some procedures at the terminals it owns.

July 10, 2005

Special Report

Port security gaps pose threat

The port of Baltimore - the nation's eighth-largest - suffers from significant security shortcomings, including gaps in fences, unattended gates, alarms and camera systems that don't work or exist, and insufficient police patrols on land and sea, according to interviews with port police officers, eyewitness inspections and state documents.

July 10, 2005

Projects at the port

Post-Sept. 11 security projects

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