2020 ‘ ASTORS ’ Champion : Allied
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Being the largest bulk cargo facili- ty in North America comes with both challenges and threats , and Allied
Universal Professionals are the front line in deterring and detect- ing narcotics , counterfeit goods , and human trafficking .
Allied Universal ( Second of Two
)
• AUS – Port of
Houston
• Best Maritime / Seaport
Security
Program Each year
, more than 241M tons of cargo move through the greater
Port of Houston , carried by more than
8,200 vessels and 223,000 barges , and the port is consistently ranked
1st in the United States in foreign waterborne tonnage .
Allied Universal Security
Profes- sionals are also responsible for man- aging the cyber systems which pro- vide clearance and access
control for visitors and employees of the
Port of Houston .
* Allied Universal Programs have also been recognized in the
2019 and 2018 ' ASTORS ' Homeland
Se- curity Awards Programs .
The expansive area
of coverage includes over
25 miles of a perimeter fence line , 26 active se- curity checkpoints
,
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TWIC-controlled turn- stiles , 8 facial recogni- tion stations , and 4 traffic control points
.
The Port of Houston is a
50-mile-long complex of diversified public and private
facilities located a few hours ' sailing time from the Gulf of Mexico
.
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