Title: Vietnam Shipper No 104
Date: (01-06-2013)

A new day for global air cargo security

They call the October 2010 terrorist bomb hidden inside a shipment of printer cartridges air cargo’s “9-11.” That’s because, although the flight from Yemen to the U.S was thwarted, the threat nevertheless shook the air cargo industry around the globe.

“It taught us that 100 percent physical screening of all packages does not equate to 100 percent security,” says Brandon Fried, executive director of The Airforwarders Association in Washington, D.C. “Knowing who is doing the shipping and receiving of the cargo plays a vital role in assessing possible threats as well.”

Not only did the failed plot teach the industry that 100 percent physical screening of all packages does not equate to 100 percent security; it ushered in policy changes and processes that impact air cargo screening worldwide today. .…(Read more on Vietnam Shipper Issue No. 104)