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Welcome to the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Port Security, serving the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP, by its Spanish initials) at the Organization of American States. Our group provides port authorities in the Americas with guidance on all aspects of port security so that they have the information and means necessary to mitigate risks, improve security and increase efficiency at ports throughout the Western Hemisphere.

NEW:

*** Disaster preparedness and response:  Resources for ports; New Forum

*** Public health: IHR assessment for ports; H1N1 on ships

*** HAITI DISASTER RELIEF: The OAS urges people to donate to its PanAmerican Development Foundation, which is responsible for disaster relief efforts. Donations will be used to purchase and transport supplies to help the people of Haiti in the aftermath of the massive earthquake that struck Jan. 12. Donate here.

*** Please see the News page for an important article from the Journal of Commerce on the status of the proposed 100 percent scanning initiative.

*** PowerPoint presentation on Maritime Safety and Security Information System (MSSIS) and Virtual Regional Maritime Traffic Center - Americas.

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