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July 2004             


Ships and ports are terrorism's new frontier
 As airports boost security, seaports remain vulnerable
 

A Singapore special police forces commando is seen on board a container vessel during a security exercise at Singapore's port last month. The International Maritime Organization has urged governments and shipping lines to hasten implementation of security measures ahead of a July 1 deadline.

  

China

 

Hong Kong box volume up 22%

 

China province eyes closer
Taiwan ties

China's Fujian province plans to create an economic zone intended to speed up economic ties with Taiwan.

 

New Shanghai port to
bid terminals

Vancouver

Vancouver to expand capacity
by 30%

CP Rail rationing containers at Vancouver

CP Railway said it will limit the number of containers it will accept from shipping lines there each year.
 

CP arranges container allocation system to relieve congestion in Vancouver

ICE conference
International Credit Executives

 “CREDIT INSURANCE—IS IT TIME?”  & “CHINA—PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE”

TUESDAY ~ JULY 13, 2004

Radisson Hotel Mayfair
2303 N Mayfair Road
Wauwatosa, WI  53226
 414/744-1010

For additional information:
 http://www.icewi.org/event.htm
 

Advance Manifest Reporting

Per Elizabeth Durant, CBP executive director of trade programs:  Advance electronic cargo manifest reporting for railroad freight will begin on July 12, and air-cargo one month later. 

Advance air-cargo manifest reporting will be phased in geographically beginning on Aug. 12, and move state-by-state from east to west. She said that shippers and Customs employees will be "rigorously training" to implement the system.

Advance truck reporting will begin in the fall, Durant said, when the first automated truck manifest system is introduced as a part of the Automated Commercial Environment.

Most Wanted Fugitives

 

ICE Statistics

  • Sexual Predators Apprehended: 3,111  

  • Criminal Removals: 85,730   

  • Drugs Seized: 2,294,035 lbs.   

  • Currency Seized Under Cornerstone:

          $323,665,771   

  • Arrests Made Under Cornerstone: 1,705

    *Statistics as of 3/1/03 - 4/30/04. Some may have been updated more recently.

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    U.S Customs & Border Protection

    ● Fast Track Clearances

    ● What should I know if I want to import

    ● Know before you go brochure for persons that will be leaving the USA and returning

    ● Top 10 tips for people returning to the USA from overseas


    Newsletter

    Website

    US Government Printing Office
     Access to manuals "Importing into the United States" and "Exporting from the United States.
    The official online bookstore for U.S. Government publications available for purchase
    from the U.S. Government Printing Office.

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