Posted on 02/17/2006 3:43:01 PM PST by outofhere2
Michael Savage is talking to Chuck Schumer at this very minute.
Customs has already been using gamma-ray detectors for a few years now... did you catch that first word? Customs.
Ports Operators do not do cargo inspection.
Ports Operators (generally) do not even know who the shippers or consignees or the commodities (exception: haz-mat, or to give high-value customers (wal*mart) better service,etc)
The US Gov't Agencies (Customs & Border Protection, USDA, and FDA) have the monopoly on national border security. These functions were never and are not delegated to the Port Operator. The P.O. only manages the physical footprint of the facility in order to facilitate the rapid loading/unloading of cargo from a vessel , and the truck gate.
It doesn't matter who runs the port, US Customs , USDA, FDA are the ones who provide the security.
Right. Like the security of huge skyscrapers.
Spoken like a DUMMY on their website as I said everyone.
Chuck the shm*ck is very much like the proverbial broken clock. On the other hand, Schumer being on Savage's show could be a sign that the world is ending..
lol
LOL...certainly not! However, I did have my suspicions about the custodial crew on the night shift. :-)
A keyboard in your hands needs to be reclassified as a weapon of mass delusion....
I see you found a friend.
What I don't understand is why you have been hanging out on Dummie websites?
I think you need to reconsider being a "former Dem". I am a former Dem and in no way do I agree with your viewpoint. My reason for becoming a Republican are so profoundly sound that I would never consider voting for another Dem scalawag again in my life. The only reasons Republicans will lose is if they listen to people like you.
I worked for OOCL for 10 years. This will send shivers down the spine of many.
OOCL is owned by the Tung family (one famous Tung is C.H. Tung. the first Chief Exec of Hong Kong after the handover)
OOCL and a few of its competitors have what is essentially code-sharing on each other ships (and other groups of Lines have thier own groups)... the Alliances shop around for the most competent port. All this focus on nationalities and whatnot is so absurd . It's obvious the people here have ZERO CLUE about ports.
[I no longer work OOCL. OOCL is a great company , btw]
http://www.oocl.com
Well said. I haven't caught up on the thread but I know the name "Savage" sends some people into a total tailspin.
I would have driven off the road - good thing I had just parked when he brought out his "surprise guest."
Sorry you are so upset. Free thought and exchange frightens some people.
Some people need to read more and post less.
"OOCL and a few of its competitors have what is essentially code-sharing on each other ships"
That sends shivers.
Many people seem to not have known about it only until recently.
Thanks. It's amazing how crazy and unhinged people get in here if you stray from the party line. They are so scared. I don't blame them in part on Schumer but if Savage is not important to them, THEN WHY BE ON THIS THREAD? LOL.
They have a saying in the Senate; "The most dangerous place to be on the floor of the Senate, is between Chuck Schumer and the television cameras."
Why? In terms of the ocean-portion of a shipment.. a ship is a ship is a ship.
Anyway , what might interest people are the new rules for cargo since 9/11 that US Customs put into place.
US Customs is essentially forward-deployed at every foreign port in the world:
http://www.oocl.com/press/special/US_Customs/UScustoms.htm
US Customs 24-hour Advance Cargo Manifest Declaration Rule
Effective December 2nd, 2002 Customs Regulations have been amended and the rule has been published in the Customs Federal Register (CFR) regarding 24-hour Advance Manifest Policy.
The rule requires all ocean carriers or NVOCC’s (non vessel operating common carriers) to submit a complete cargo manifest to US Customs at least 24 hours prior to cargo loading if that vessel is calling a US port direct.
The rule extends not only to US Imports but also to cargo transitting US ports and remaining on board the vessel for subsequent discharge at a non-US port. For US cargo moving via Canadian ports, US Customs will be working closely with their Canadian counterparts.
Details of cargo manifest must be based on actual declaration of cargo by the shipper, and must be submitted no later than the OOCL cargo declarations cut off deadline at cargo origin.
The 24-hour period is measured against the scheduled commencement of loading for each non-US port to a vessel destined or transitting a US port.
Failure to comply with this rule could result in cargo hold at origin port, significant penalties against the carrier or NVOCC, along with the removal of container for inspection by US customs and/or the denial of permission to unload vessel cargo and the possibility of returning the cargo to the load port.
OOCL has enrolled and is a Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) certified carrier. Click here for more details on OOCL's C-TPAT certification
OOCL Q&A
Click here for Important Questions & Answers from OOCL. Please contact your local OOCL office for further information.
US Customs Q&A
A detailed Q&A document has been issued by US Customs as well and can be found at http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/import/carriers/24hour_rule/. Further information on this topic may be found at www.worldshipping.org or www.cbp.gov
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