Air cargo screening faces holiday volume pressure, says industry

DESPITE a promising start for meeting the US Transportation Security Administration's mandate for 100 per cent cargo screening, the industry expects trouble in handling rising holiday volumes.

Self-screening by shipping and freight forwarders for high-value or sensitive items through the TSA's Certified Cargo Screening Program has meant that cut-off times for delivery have been met since August, 1 deadline, reports Newark's Journal of Commerce. But inbound international cargo, requiring 60 per cent screening and an integrated approach for international screening network still some way off, the 2013 autumn deadline looks hard to meet, say some.

Tom Lewandowski, manager of logistic operations for Geodis Global Solutions anticipates problems in the next few months. "We may not even recognise a security delay versus a capacity delay."
(Source:www.schednet.com)