From ocean shipping reform to vaccine mandates, the past year has been a backdrop for new and proposed government oversight and requirements affecting carriers and shippers.
U.S. Customs and the Transportation Security Administration have different programs for preventing explosives from being smuggled onto aircraft in the cargo. A new report recommends ways to further improve security.
New air cargo security rules require 100% screening of every shipment. The Transportation Security Administration says cargo from large warehouses with heavy security measures don’t pose a risk and can skip screening, but some say that’s unfair to companies that comply.
Gold heist at LAX: Airport cargo workers dipped into shipment of gold, took some for themselves and now face 15 years in prison.
The dog days of summer may have a different meaning this year. Large numbers of explosives-sniffing dogs will be crawling over airport warehouses by July 1 to help meet a requirement for screening shipments riding on dedicated cargo planes.
Global K9 Protection Group is a big provider of bomb-sniffing dogs. Many of them are dedicated to air cargo security. Now the company is using dogs to detect COVID-19 on people at Miami Heat games.
The Transportation Security Administration’s top official for air cargo security is looking at a less-expensive alternative to intrusive inspection of all freighter shipments.
Freight forwarders are vying against all-cargo airlines and online merchants over whether export cargo should be screened or get a green light to the aircraft if it comes from a secure facility audited by the government.
The TSA is doing a better job partnering with airfreight companies on security, but better training and technology are needed to meet future security obligations.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is not ready to implement new international security standards for cargo carried on freighter aircraft that go into effect next year. Whatever the plan, the air cargo industry will face higher costs to inspect cargo.
