King said this company would have to be apprised of all Homeland protocols. Do you want to tell an arab nation all our protocols?
The company would be apprised of all DHS protocols at its own facilities, not "all protocols."
You can pick up a copy of almost any issue of the Journal of Commerce these days, and there's a good chance you'll find an article about these "protocols." Cargo inspections at these port facilities are not carried out under a shroud of secrecy. They are done at ports all over the place, and often involve people from all points along a supply chain regardless of their citizenship, national origin, etc.
When it comes to port security, I am far more concerned about the landside staff and trucking operators than anyone else. Spending $6.8 billion to buy a terminal operator and shipping company isn't necessary to ship dangerous cargo into the U.S.