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Security standards for ports are governed by the International Shipping and Port Security (ISPS) Code, which is based on U.S. maritime laws adopted after 9/11. The same law applies to any company operating in the U.S., regardless of its origin.

The U.S. Coast Guard is responsible for overseeing the implementation of ISPS. Every U.S. port has a Coast Guard officer who is the Captain of the Port and is responsible for coordinating all port security. The Customs and Border Protection agency and the Coast Guard, not the owner of the port, conduct security screening on individuals and cargo that enter the port.

Source: Heritage

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It has to be remembered that the new security requirements are part of a wider United Nations strategy for combating terrorism and should not be seen in isolation.

International Shipping and Port Security (ISPS) Code, which is based on U.S. maritime laws adopted after 9/11

The ISPS Code is part of SOLAS

The Heritage foundation left out a very important piece of information. The UN is in charge of OUR port security. We only comply. In fact the Coast Guards mission is to enforce international treaties-- which could be construed as a conflict of interest with the American people in some sense. In the eyes of the UN, and the Heritage foundation it appears, the UAE as a signatory of the Solas Convention has a perfectly acceptable role in our port security.