The port of Houston, the second-largest petrochemical complex in the world, is home to approximately 150 manufacturers and businesses. It also is a potential terrorist target. Erik Eriksson, general counsel of the Port of Houston Authority, is working to coordinate security operations with refineries and other businesses with port facilities. He's also gearing up for a surge in shipments, spurred by the rise of Chinese imports and labor strife at West Coast ports.
December 18, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.com
The port of Houston, the second-largest petrochemical complex in the world, is home to approximately 150 manufacturers and businesses. It also is a potential terrorist target.
More than six years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America, refineries and other businesses with port facilities, many of which are vital to the continued functioning of the U.S. economy, do not coordinate their security operations and lack a central network for sharing information in case of an emergency.
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