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January 7, 2004 Shoring Up The Nation's Ports A new law should help stop terrorists at the water's edge, but it's an awfully big job By Samantha Levine NORFOLK, VA.--The black rooftop carrier on the Cherokee Sport SUV looks as if it holds skis for a weekend getaway. Not quite. Inside are two machines sniffing the air 10 times per second for traces of radioactivity. This gizmo at the sprawling Norfolk International Terminal, one of the largest ports on the East Coast, is supposed to pinpoint deadly cargo amid the 30,000 shipping containers stacked here. The port also has the nation's first drive-through radiation detection portals for cargo trucks and double-stacked rail cars ...... Read more on usnews.com Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Search on Select the subject:  All News Ports Tourism Database Aviation Trucking Index Home Page Press Review - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail