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TSA security exemption for unwieldy air cargo sunsets Oct. 31

30 June 2023

MIAMI — Companies that ship oversize or liquid products could be prevented from using air transport if by Oct. 31 they don’t adopt security measures to check for explosives. That’s when a Transportation Security Administration exemption from 100% cargo screening expires.

The U.S. two years ago implemented a scan-all requirement for international outbound shipments moving on freighter aircraft, raising the security bar to the same level in place for a decade for cargo carried on passenger...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tsa-security-exemption-for-unwieldy-air-cargo-sunsets-oct-31

Power index: Top 10 regulatory/legislative stories of 2021

21 December 2021

Amid the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. supply chains, 2021 has seen significant new laws and changes within the regulatory and legislative landscape affecting carriers and their customers. The following are what we consider the Top 10 stories — in no particular order — chronicling those changes and why they matter to freight markets.

Bipartisan infrastructure package

Summary: President Joe Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill — known formally as the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/power-index-top-10-regulatory-legislative-stories-of-2021

Audit recommends enhancements for DHS air cargo security programs

2 August 2021

A worker secures cover over a large air cargo pallet.

A new audit by Congress’ investigative arm is recommending two Department of Homeland Security agencies tighten up programs designed to protect against terrorists smuggling concealed explosives into the U.S. through air cargo.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration need to do a better job of sharing trend data on shipments and evaluating new screening technology, respectively, the report said.

The Government Accountability Office recommended that CBP...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/audit-recommends-enhancements-for-dhs-air-cargo-security-programs

TSA to exempt ‘secure’ exporters from new air cargo screening

11 June 2021

A forklift moves wooden pallets of goods at an airfreight warehouse.

Three weeks before new security rules go into effect for all export cargo moving by air, the Transportation Security Administration has finalized plans giving businesses the ability to opt out of screening every shipment prior to loading if their facilities have approved security controls. The air cargo industry is splintered over whether an alternative approach will provide the same protection and be fairly applied.

The TSA said manufacturers, suppliers, warehouses, vendors, e-commerce...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tsa-to-exempt-secure-exporters-from-new-air-cargo-screening

LAX cargo handlers arrested for pilfering gold bars worth $224K

28 May 2021

Two employees of cargo handling company Alliance Ground International who worked at Los Angeles International Airport were arrested Tuesday morning on charges of stealing four gold bars that were part of a larger shipment going from Australia to New York.

Marlon Moody, 38, and Brian Benson, 35, both of South Los Angeles, were arrested by FBI agents and indicted on two counts of conspiracy and theft of interstate and foreign shipments, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney for the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lax-cargo-handlers-arrested-for-pilfering-gold-bars-worth-224k

Air cargo goes crazy for K-9 security

26 February 2021

A canine team inspect boxes inside an air shipping container for explosives.

Demand is high for dogs in the air logistics sector, and it’s not because they make nice companions during the self-isolation of coronavirus.

In just four months, new international security standards go into effect requiring countries to implement programs for 100% screening of every shipment on all-cargo aircraft. It’s a huge undertaking for the private sector, which is still waiting for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration to issue rules detailing how to achieve that goal.

Many...

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GSCW chat recap: GK9PG dogs check for cargo and COVID

22 February 2021

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Cargo security using canines

DETAILS: Bomb-sniffing dogs aren’t just used by the Army or for security at live events and airports. Did you know they also are widely used to screen air cargo? And in a few months, new rules will require more cargo to be screened. This chat focuses on how trained canine teams are deployed in the air cargo environment and at Miami Heat games to check for the COVID virus.

SPEAKER: Eric Hare, CEO, Global K9 Protection Group

BIO: Hare is CEO of GK9PG...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-recap:-gk9pg-dogs-check-for-cargo-and-covid

TSA 100% screening option could be cheaper for cargo shippers

5 January 2021

A TSA inspector observes cargo being loaded on a Saudia 747 jet. Split screen with TSA official in charge of Air Cargo division on the right.

Most people know the Transportation Security Administration as the folks with blue shirts who check documents and carry-on bags at the airport before passengers board aircraft. The agency also has a less visible but no less important role, ensuring that cargo loaded on passenger and freighter aircraft doesn’t contain explosives.

A big issue on the TSA’s plate this year is the June 30 deadline for member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization to implement 100% screening of export...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/tsa-100-screening-alternative-could-be-cheaper-for-cargo-shippers

TSA to propose scan-all alternative for air cargo security

29 December 2020

A TSA inspector watches a Saudia plane being loaded with pallets of cargo.

The Transportation Security Administration will unveil how it plans to meet new international requirements for screening 100% of exports on freighter aircraft during a meeting next month with e-commerce shippers and logistics providers.

The international standards, scheduled to go into effect June 30, require all cargo on dedicated freighter aircraft to be physically screened for explosives, as has been done the past decade for shipments traveling on passenger aircraft. Other governments could...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tsa-to-propose-scan-all-alternative-for-air-cargo-security

TSA seeks enhanced screening capabilities for air cargo (with video)

5 November 2020

An explosives-sniffing dog on hind legs checks a carton in a warehouse.

Federal regulators want to improve industry’s ability to perform air cargo security checks and explosives detection technology to help meet forthcoming international requirements for screening 100% of export freight on all-cargo aircraft, the Transportation Security Administration’s air cargo chief said Thursday.

Since 2010 all cargo riding in the bottom of passenger airplanes must go through a detection device or be physically inspected by airline or logistics personnel prior to loading.

Schedul...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tsa-seeks-enhanced-screening-capabilities-for-air-cargo-with-video

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