Customs turns to technology for shipping containers
Nov 5, 2003 12:00 PM
The U.S. customs chief Robert Bonner has unveiled a new voluntary program to increase security of transportation shipping containers, promising faster customs inspections for those joining the effort.
Under the plan, shipping companies, manufacturing firms and others would agree to place sensors in their containers allowing inspectors to see if the cargo had been opened after it was packed. The shippers would also put an improved lock on the container.
The new U.S. program would make it easier for inspectors to focus on more suspect cargo, Bonner says.
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