you up at night knowing what you know about the gaps in
the network, and what steps would need to be taken to remedy that concern?
AIn a word, corruption. As with “normal” cargo theft concerns, the greatest risks tend to be internal ones.
This is where supposedly trusted employees conspire, act,
or fail to act in the protection of the cargo in their care.
Anyone in a position of care of cargo with the potential to
threaten human life on any shore should be subject to
intense background scrutiny. This process would also
include monitoring by the use of the most efficient form of
polygraphing. It is not infallible, but it is effective. Do
everything you can to keep the fox out of the henhouse.
separate the security component from the politics. Anyone
who comes into the United States must meet the security
requirements if they drive one mile or one inch over the
borders on any point of the compass.
ART ARWAY thoughtleaders
QThe U.S. government has begun approving provi- sional permits for Mexican trucks to operate in the
United States beyond the commercial zone along the
southern border. The program has met with opposition
from independent truckers, organized labor, and some in
Congress, who call it a threat to U.S. drivers and to border security in general. Is there validity to either claim, or
are the protests more politically motivated than anything
else?
AI’ve worked in a union environment, so I can under- stand some of these labor issues. However, we must
QIt’s been two years since Customs and Border Protection began enforcing its 10+ 2 cargo security
initiative for seagoing imports. Do you have any read on
how well, or poorly, shippers and carriers are complying
with the mandate?
AOnce IT and reporting issues were ironed out, I have seen it work effectively. You can imagine that the
transmittal of volumes of data can be problematic. The
10+ 2 initiative is another viable layer in the security
approach.
QIf you were to give a shipper or carrier one piece of “macro” advice on how to make its operations more
secure, what would it be?
AFirst, fully understand what you need to do to protect your portion of the supply chain. Second, make an
action plan, implement it, and continuously monitor it for
adjustments and/or improvements. Lastly, do not rely on
others to do it for you by expecting they have fulfilled their
responsibilities either prior to or after handoff. ;
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