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Nothing about the [ports] controversy diminishes our commitment to the region.

John Dern

Nineteen ships is not a whole lot of ships. Look at how quickly and efficiently these ports were able to redeploy and get that queue down.

Dr. John Martin

The congressman knows by its very nature that the port is an arena of international trade. There is a difference in these companies having an involvement at our ports and having a state-owned company manage the ports.

Michael Connolly

We will not allow ships to enter the ports and they should to their own country.

Fadel Muhammad

So a number of different people, number of diverse crews going to different ports, so who knows.

Michael O'farrell

Right now some 60 entities in South Carolina have eminent domain powers, and it's been discussed generally (in the General Assembly) to commit it to elected bodies and some others like the Department of Transportation and the Ports Authority.

Howard Duvall

We got a lot of extra functionality besides just more ports. I want the flexibility to drop in HP [Hewlett-Packard Co.] or IBM and manage it from a single pane. We're still struggling as customers with being locked in.

Tim Hesson

P&O is a strategic asset in terms of the ports in the Far East.

Chris Murphy

First of all they are not going to manage any ports. Even after this deal's done they're not managing ports.

Richard Wainio

When some of these big companies realize how much money there is to make, those ports will start being able to take shipments.

Lynn Anderson

I don't expect any of the four ocean ports to have a season that reaches Labor Day. But there is no option in how you deal with those conservation issues. The most important thing is to protect the fish.

Tony Floor

The reason we don't currently do that, or historically have never done that, is the ports are small.

Barry Fukunaga

No question that the ports are one of the true vulnerabilities. So little cargo is inspected that the likelihood of getting something through a port is very high.

Jerry Hauer

Newport stuck its neck out and did the heavy lifting. Some of the other ports resent us for that. There probably are some hard feelings out there.

Al Pazar

We've gotten to write and perform some original pieces like 'Ports of Call' and 'Murder at The Met'. We've done a 'Messiah' sing-a-long, where hundreds of people from around the state gathered at church to be a part of a memorable event.

Paul Lee

If they want to have the ports and airfields opened they should actually study carefully our recent proposal and then act on it accordingly.

Namik Tan

The Ports Authority has never hesitated about throwing out a price of $3 million. Sounds like a lot of money to me.

Dean Moss

P&O will allow PSA to spread its business across a large number of ports and countries.

Neil Davidson

Clearly China is going to be a primary cargo generator for shipping -- it's in the cards. That means competitive access in China's ports is a very serious issue for lines carrying cargo in and out of the country.

Mark Page

Unless we can do that, we're both buying trouble. The Ports Authority is not going to give us any clear title to the property because the Ports Authority doesn't have any clear title to the property.

Dean Moss

The new company will be a formidable group and able to follow a more expansive strategy. Competition is done with economies of scale. It will be able to diversify into sectors such as ports and airports.

Patrizio Pazzaglia

We have therefore decided that affected South Africans departing or arriving through our ports of entry, attempting to use a foreign passport, will be issued with a warning giving them three months to obtain a South African passport. They will be allowed to depart or enter South Africa.

Nkosana Sibuyi

There was gridlock in the South Florida ports. You can't keep building ships and still have enough space.

Brian Major

The US is relying on the goodwill of Dubai Ports and other port operators to do (overseas security checks) for them.

John Meredith

The Ports Authority is not seeking to acquire any land for any inland port. We need to make it clear that we're not looking for any property.

Byron Miller

I am calling upon President Bush to reverse the outrageous, the reckless and the irresponsible decision to turn over American ports to foreign governments.

Martin O'malley

The roads, the buildings, the ports, the residential and commercial (sectors)... There is a huge opportunity in India available for Taiwanese companies.

Vimal Shah

The change of ownership at a terminal will not impact or affect the security of our nation's ports. Port employees go through extensive background and security checks.

Leah Yoon

I'm worried about Turkey because there's a deadline for them to lift restrictions on Cypriot ships going into their ports. This will come to a head and cause an incident.

Katinka Barysch

[The riverboat cruise carried them from New Orleans to Memphis, and back, with stops at river ports along the way.] It was very much a family thing, ... There were a lot of children on the trip, a lot with grandparents, a lot with parents, some with great-grandparents.

Marcia Freeman

As the government privatization program gains momentum, IFC will be placing greater emphasis on the broader infrastructure sector including electricity, ports and logistics.

Lars Thunell

I think that they did not take into account the vulnerability of America's ports. I think Congress needs to have further hearings on these things.

Martin O'malley

The drugs that have been seized in New Zealand ports and airports aren't usually destined for the New Zealand market.

Ross Bell

This shows that criminals are attempting to stay ahead of the game by trying to evade detection at British ports.

Jim Angell

They have had to carry the burden of the port's success.

David Freeman

It's incredible that nothing has happened. If someone made up their mind to do great damage to our ports, they could do it.

George Mastics

Its not a fact that we have a potential hazard in the Ports-mouth area.

James Adams

It isn't simply one person shouting very loudly. It is independent concerns being raised by ports that have nothing to do with my client and by responsible lawmakers.

Paul Downes

We don't like the security of our ports being controlled by a foreign country. Our question is, why can't it be controlled by 100 percent American?

Kerry Scott

Our ports, the most vulnerable in the country because they've not been thought about as national security, are now being owned by foreign businesses. Republicans actively outsourced American jobs and now they're outsourcing our American security.

Karen Thurman

We get people, equipment, and supplies to ports of debarkation pretty well. What has been lacking in the past was the establishment of a distribution system that addressed onward movement of material off the airfield and which generated immediate visibility to the Combatant Commander (COCOM) or the JTF Commander of the new distribution node.

Rear Admiral Marc Purcell

They're an urban whale, really, if you will. They're found near shore near these large, busy ports.

Chris Slay

We expect a merger to go through an extended review process, particularly in light of the recent Dubai ports hullabaloo. We feel that the committee will be thorough in its review process, but we expect eventual approval by both the U.S. and European authorities.

Inder Singh

On the West Coast, almost all the ports have their terminals operated by foreign companies.

Ivan Eland

I grew up in South Carolina. There are a lot of things about state government that we're not proud of where we rank. The ports authority is not one of them.

Bill Stern

We're concerned for two reasons. There could be copycat activity (of the exchange) in other ports and countries. Also, there are clear indications already that the exchange is having an effect in the China-Far East/Europe trade lane on rates and tariffs.

Chris Welsh

We are very comfortable calling at DP World's Dubai ports. We have not experienced a single security issue in these ports.

Idan Ofer

The Coast Guard and [the Customs Service] have the authority from a law enforcement perspective, and they have the assets?the guns and the boats?to ensure security at our ports.

Russ Knocke

Logistics decisions are so critical to real estate development now, and ports are the critical link in the supply chain.

Dr. John Martin

It has increased awareness of port security. Members of Congress are visiting a lot of ports. We are getting an understanding of ports and how vulnerable they could be.

Susan Monteverde

How the hell could he sell six ports to a foreign country, especially a foreign country that flew planes into the World Trade Center.

John Bowers

This is a landmark deal for the ports industry.

David Robinson

Those standards have not yet been codified. As a result, ports are doing stopgap methods.

Aaron Ellis

I answered the door and he was begging, ... He would kind of follow the Ports around thinking Joe would help him. Nobody knew who it was and Joe later told me who it was.

Ron Shelton

They accused Commonwealth Ports Authority of violating the law which they themselves passed.

Ben Fejeran

This year, we identified 66 ports that we view as the greatest risk, and only those were eligible to apply for the funds. Not all 66 were funded.

Marc Short

We're disappointed with the fact that port land is being sold. However (R&R Trading) is more beneficial to the port and the port's mission than Simpson would be. Importing steel is a better fit than a mill.

John Philbrook

We just don't know how all of this is going to play out. We're hearing that when river and ports do open that it will just be during daylight hours because nighttime navigation equipment is out. That will cut shipping capacity by 50 percent.

Robert Wisner

Political risk is there in varying degrees in every transaction. But in this case one can ask 'Would this have happened if Dubai Ports World had not been an Arab company?'.

Hany Hussein

They could bring the weapon today inside a cargo container that comes to one of our ports, and the technologies that we have deployed would have a low chance of finding it.

Graham Allison

We hope this signals a breakthrough, and we look forward to discussing with the union the steps that will enable the ports to re-open.

Tom Edwards

Looking only at 'affected areas' could understate the storm impacts, due to linkages between ports and more distant facilities.... we know that jobless claims have fallen off sharply as we moved past the storm impacts, another hint of underlying labor market vitality.

Avery Shenfeld

Improving check-in procedures at the terminals will help protect people who work at the ports and the cargo coming in and out.

Bruce Wargo

What makes local players reluctant to go global is partly the fact that there are no ports that are able to handle direct shipments. The country's exporters are therefore at the mercy of port operators in Singapore and Malaysia.

Oentoro Surya

I was outraged to learn that the president wanted to outsource operations at some American ports to the United Arab Emirates.

Francine Busby

No strike is imminent. The only people talking about shutting down the ports are with the PMA.

Steve Stallone

Our ports are not only critical entryways into our nation that must be protected but they are critical entryways to our economy.

Bob Etheridge

As he's getting a second project that he can use for border patrol or port surveillance, in our ports or any other number of shorter missions.

John Craig

The key areas affected are the Durban and Richards Bay ports, where we're expecting close to 100% participation.

Randall Howard

Ports are there to compete for the services of those in attendance.

Steve Tyndal

Given the proximity of our Long Beach branch to increasing truck traffic in and around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Juan's background handling cargo and trucking liability claims makes a perfect fit.

David Morse

Hutchison could use their international clout to provide business advantages for Lyttelton that other ports don't have.

Trevor Hanson

It's not a threat to any South African ports. Our ports are already quite busy.

Ivan Clark

This union has effectively decided to shut down the ports on the West Coast.

Tom Edwards

But we foresee no congestion at any of the key U.S. container ports going out at least six months. We're going to see the same kind of success we saw in 2005, with congestion at a minimum.

Paul Bingham

PSA is interested because of the P&O ports in India and Australia. They (P&O) are very strong in these two markets.

John Ong

Once this company gets control of ports they will be able to get a certain number of employees into the U.S. legally on (work) visas. Once people are in the country, it is much easier to establish sleeper cells.

Joseph King

I'm looking forward to seeing what will happen. (The boycott) could be a flop or it could be total chaos at the ports.

Steve Stallone

We don't make enough on selling accessories that (standardized ports) would be that big of a deal.

Keith Nowak

We are caught in the situation of needing more materials for the construction effort and less ability to make them. The port's closure disrupts a lot of supply lines.

Peter Morici

The Ports Authority opposes this bill. It interferes with, and is inconsistent with, the Supreme Court's ruling.

Bill Stern

Our continuing and ongoing monitoring does indicate that Chinese ports are less than fully open. We are continuing to assess what's going on over there and its impact on U.S. carriers and commerce?. The fundamental problem appears to be an access issue -- U.S. carriers can't do things there that their carriers can do here.

Harold Creel

The fact that the company (P&O Ports) is from a part of the world that concerns you and me should be evaluated.

Steve Tyndal

When issue like the internal Republican debate over the ports dominates the news it puts us another day away from all of us figuring out what policies we need to win.

Terry Nelson

If you really needed a floppy drive, that could be added through the USB ports, and a company could use one floppy between a number of people to save costs.

Eric Cador