Posted on 03/14/2006 12:48:41 PM PST by robowombat
If the manifest states that the content is cigarettes, for example, but a scan indicates a profile more common to explosive materials, security teams perform a visual inspection of the cargo.
I think I'm missing something here. Who directs and comprises the security teams and who scans the cargo in foreign ports?
Owl_Eagle(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
The United States Border Patrol and the United States Coast Guard.
And nobody else.
The United States Border Patrol and the United States Coast Guard.
And nobody else.
BTTT and PING!
That little word, "foreign" might come into play here, don't you think, Howlin?
but since they scan such a small percentage of it - there is an implicit security relationship with the port operators - just like a defense contractor.
Approximately 6 percent of containers bound for the U.S. meet high-risk criteria and are inspected in foreign ports.
We've got CBP guys in foreign ports too? Am I reading this right?
Owl_Eagle(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
Do you think there will be any outrage in Miami, (non schumer area)?
The U.S. Embassy said that under the security program, U.S. officers work with host-nation counterparts to identify and examine all containers that pose a potential threat before they are shipped to the United States. Nearly 9 million cargo containers, representing almost half of all incoming trade to the United States, arrive at U.S. seaports every year.
The embassy said 37 ports, representing 22 countries, have committed to the initiative.
(((NOTE: I believe it was reported that Dubai was the 3rd country to sign on to this iniative.)))
More information about the U.S. Container Security Initiative is available on the CPB Website.
The U.S. agreement with Brazil follows May 12 remarks by U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Steven Blust, who said that all countries have a "vested interest" in the security of maritime commerce, and "we all have a role to play."
In his remarks to the Sea Cargo Americas conference in Miami, Blust said the most effective way to address maritime security is to "ensure security throughout the entire supply chain, beginning with the original agreement between the buyer and seller."
He said that "securing the supply chain is not an easy process, and it will only come through multilateral effort and cooperation."
Yes, we sure do:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1583009/posts
and
http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Press_Releases/2004/March/United_States_United_Arab_Emirates_Sign_TIFA.html
BTW, if UAE had been able to work this deal, they had promised to implement this same type of security in ALL the ports they service all over the world. At their own expense.
It's going to be a big loss to us because no U.S. entity will have that capability.
Say it as much as you want to, but it's just not true.
Thank you STARWISE!
Owl_Eagle(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
I have no idea about Miami, but my governor, Haley Barbour of Mississippi, was all for the UAE's acquisition of the British company --- and one of the ports involved is ours: Gulfport, MS.
Excellent links! Thank you.
HEAR! HEAR!
You're absolutely GREAT!
DPWorld has port operations already established in Miami.
Are Eller people employed by them in Miami?
Ping.
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