What lies ahead for International cargo?
Tighter Security? October 4th, 2001 – For port security, the US Coast guard is now enforing a wide variety of measures on all ships entering US Ports. These measures may include a through check of crew / passenger lists and identifications. As an example, the US Coast Guard has required ships arriving from foreign ports to provide a 24-hour advance notice of arrival. In the weeks ahead, ships may have to provide a 96-hour advance notice to the USCG as well as a list of all persons abroad. This would apply yo all ships regardless of their country of registry, last port of call, or nationality of those on board. Next, legislation-wise, in Washington DC, the Hollings-Graham Port Security bill is moving through Congress now. It proposes to communicate electronically all cargo information to US Customs in a more advanced timeline than today. This would mean new, tighter documentation deadlines would be implemented to ensure accuracy and availability of all cargo information. If Passed… •
