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Originally Posted by QRQ 30
IMO the true security checks as far as cargo and containers has to take place at the ports of departure, not here. These will be accomplished by foreign personnel, perhaps with our overseeing and cooperation. ...As with other contracted services, I would hope that the
ultimate management and supervision will be US.
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The Container Security Initiative tries to address much of that concern:
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CSI (Container Security Initiative): Enables CBP, in working with host government Customs Services, to examine high-risk maritime containerized cargo at foreign seaports, before they are loaded on board vessels destined for the United States. In addition to the current 42 foreign ports participating in CSI, many more ports are in the planning stages. By the end of 2006, the number is expected to grow to 50 ports, covering 90% of transpacific maritime containerized cargo shipped to the U.S.
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http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlib...eet-062104.pdf
http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlib...5-26_Jun05.pdf
http://www.mobintele.com/container_s...nitiative.html
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