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Emirates SkyCargo achieves AEO to speed cargo processing
Emirates SkyCargo has become a certified member of the UAE Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme.The AEO programme is a voluntary compliance and security scheme designed to secure and facilitate global trade as outlined by the World Customs Organisation (WCO).As an AEO in the UAE, Emirates SkyCargo will benefit from a ...
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Munich Airport opens Information Security Hub to fight cybercrime
Munich Airport has launched an Information Security Hub (ISH) where airport IT specialists will work with experts from the European aviation industry to defend against cyberattacks and cybercrime.With the spread of digitalisation, there has been "a massive increase in the number of attacks on the IT systems of companies and ...
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IATA-WCO collaboration to improve air cargo efficiency and security
IATA’s Cargo-XML messaging standard has been fully integrated into the World Customs Organization's (WCO) Cargo Targeting System (WCO CTS), a risk assessment tool available to WCO member countries worldwide.The integration of Cargo-XML in the WCO CTS enables electronic communication between airlines and customs authorities using the IATA Cargo-XML standards format.This ...
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ICAO chief calls for more backing for security plan
ICAO secretary general Dr Fang Liu called on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to promote greater international awareness and implementation of its new Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP) at the UN headquarters in New York on 28 September.Core objectives of GASeP, which is expected to be approved by the ICAO ...
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Expeditors launches new cargo tracking company
Freight forwarder Expeditors has launched a new cargo tracking company that will offer its services to customers moving cargo using other companies.The US forwarder said that Cargo Signal would offer its suite of sensor-based logistics tracking services on shipments move by both Expeditors and other carriers.These digital services are run ...
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Pekoske takes charge of US air security
The US Senate has confirmed David Pekoske’s appointment as head of the country’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA).Pekoske, who was earlier endorsed by President Trump, is a US Coast Guard veteran, where he was lately vice commandant.He will be tasked with ramping up airline security and raising morale at the TSA, ...
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VIDEO: Improving air cargo security in the US
The US air cargo industry has been debating how it believes the sector can make supply chains more secure (see video at end of article).Air cargo participants presented their thoughts on air cargo security to a Homeland Security subcommittee chaired by Republican John Katko.President of the Cargo Airline Association Stephen ...
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UK launches aviation strategy consultation
The UK government has launched plans to develop a new aviation strategy to “help shape the future of the aviation industry to 2050 and beyond”.The public are being asked to have their say on how the aviation sector should respond to a range of “technological, security, environmental and customer service ...
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FedEx adds Bangladesh security surcharge
FedEx Trade Networks will add a surcharge on shipments from Bangladesh to the European Union (EU) after stricter security standards were introduced.FedEx's forwarding arm said that as a result of the EU adding Bangladesh to its list of high-risk countries shipments will need to go through new screening measures in ...
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Kelly announces 'enhanced security measures' for all commercial flights to the US
US Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly has announced “enhanced security measures” for all commercial flights to the US, describing aviation as "a crown jewel target" for terrorists.The measures, ”both seen and unseen”, include enhanced screening of passengers and electronic devices as well as heightened security standards for aircraft and ...
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EU and TSA agree air cargo security partnership
The European Commission and US Transportation Security Administration have announced an “unprecedented” air cargo security partnership between the TSA, the EU and Switzerland.The agreement, which took effect on 1 June, sees the TSA and EU mutually recognising each other’s air cargo security procedures as being of an equivalent high standard ...
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Europe and US in aviation security talks
European and US officials have met in Brussels to discuss the "serious evolving threats to aviation security".European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, and European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, hosted a delegation from the US, led by Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke, to discuss ...
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Oz funding to develop advanced data analytics
Information technology company Unisys and Data61, Australia’s largest data innovation group, are to develop an advanced data analytics solution for automated security risk assessment of travellers and cargo at air, land and sea borders.Under the collaboration, Unisys will fund joint research with Data61 to develop an advanced data analytics solution ...
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Airfreight faces risk of security slowdown, says IATA expert
Much of the emphasis in air cargo security has been to add yet further measures and could end up slowing the flow of airfreight around the world, an IATA expert told the Transport Security conference in London.Christian Piaget, IATA senior manager for cargo, customs and claims, said that while many ...
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Analysis of the growing threat from cyber attacks
The logistics supply chain has become a favoured target because the industry is underprepared for a serious cyber attack.Global cargo theft and supply chain disruption reportedly cost $56bn last year.One part of that supply chain, the aviation industry, is expanding, evolving, and becoming ever more connected due to the rapid ...
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Canada brings in known shipper system
Transport Canada has issued new requirements for cargo loaded on passenger aircraft from October 17, including two new shipper categories.Under the Air Cargo Security Program, existing registered shippers with updated Air Cargo Security (ACS) files will automatically gain Account Consignor status. Air cargo originated by Account Consignors will be screened ...
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FAA issues battery ban on Florida firm
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has slapped a ban on untested products from Florida company, Braille Battery.It said that the Sarasota-based firm had failed to comply with Hazardous Materials Regulations and International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) technical instructions on the transport of lithium ion batteries.FAA said that despite FAA ...
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AMI installs dual view X-ray scanners in the UK
AMI, the trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler, has installed a latest generation cargo X-ray scanner at its flagship London Heathrow facility.The Astrophysics XIS-1818DV is a dual view machine, as required by security regulations from January this year, with a 180 x 180cm tunnel aperture.Its 320kv generator enables it to penetrate ...
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TAPA warns of ‘big increase’ in cargo thefts
Cargo crimes in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region continue to grow in frequency, according to the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Incident Information Service (IIS) database.The IIS reveals that there were 598 new freight-related cargo losses recorded in the second quarter of this year, representing a 92.9% ...
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Regulators and Customs, focused on secure airfreight without disruptions
Aviation regulators and Customs authorities are focused on implementing best practices to maintain a secure air cargo global supply chain without creating disruptions and delays.The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) have now shifted from the creation of an effective regulatory framework toward “the fostering ...