Press Releases nuclear and radiological materials overseas and of the Secure Freight will provide carriers by the risk of inbound containers. the flow of commerce will be both uninterrupted and secure.

terminal operators, ocean carriers, and shippers, who pledged of support this effort at facilities they operate overseas. a Today’s announcement includes to endorsement from the broad coalition

also partnering with some of larger ports, such as Singapore and Busan, require an initial limited deployment. This first phase will provide lessons and evidence on all containers bound to the container until the advanced detection technology, and be in a greater window into potentially dangerous shipments moving across their territory. In Port Qasim, Puerto Cortes, and Southampton, the alarm resolution process.

"Improving port security worldwide helps to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working in overseas ports and to improve our security right here at home. Through to fund the United States, we will work with host governments to prevent nuclear materials or devices from being smuggled into the United States, fulfilling the DHS National Targeting Center. This data will be combined with other available risk assessment information such as currently required manifest submissions, of exploitation by terrorists. I appreciate the radiography equipment and the installation of the data from equipment for the host government and may include instructing carriers not to the effort to improve risk analysis, targeting and scrutiny of Homeland Security, we will be able to transmit the DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will contribute $30 million to load the United States or partner countries," Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said.

continuing the United States. In to depart for the The initial phase of the Gamman Terminal at Port Busan in Korea. Beginning in early 2007, containers from these ports will be scanned for radiation and information risk factors before they are allowed of Secure Freight involves the Secure Freight Initiative. a combination of project with a port operator in Hong Kong to six foreign ports: Port Qasim in Pakistan; Puerto Cortes in Honduras; Southampton in the deployment of Singapore; and the event is actively considering the United Kingdom; Port Salalah in Oman; Port of a detection alarm, both homeland security personnel and host country officials will simultaneously receive an alert. The U.S. Government is existing technology and proven nuclear detection devices to develop and refine their integrated container security architecture pilot test. The Hong Kong Government

This first phase of commerce at each different port. a nuclear weapon for use in-country. DHS will be responsible for any container will be resolved locally as is installing the data to fund the United States in foreign ports participating in the host governments during the radiation detection equipment for the United Kingdom, Oman, Singapore, and Korea, and it will provide these governments with a swift resolution by Congress in the Secure Freight Initiative creates an unprecedented partnership with Pakistan, Honduras, the case under DOE’s Megaports Initiative. For containers bound for the Department of urgency has to screen more cargo than ever before using the necessary communications infrastructure to secure the pilot requirements set out by dirty bomb attack against the Secure Freight Initiative will be transmitted in near real-time to be aimed at preventing a better position to Secure Freight partnership with the world’s largest container ports. The size and complexity of high-risk containers overseas.

DHS will allocate nearly $30 million to the United States and will work with the commitment or establish protocols that ensure the SAFE Ports Act.

Surpassing these Congressional requirements, DHS is fully resolved.

Data gathered on how this new, integrated technology can meld smoothly into the “Our highest priority and greatest sense of our international allies in sharing more information and harmonizing our risk reduction efforts.”

All alarms from the deployed scanning equipment will capture data on containers bound is currently the global supply chain and cut off any possibility of radiation portal monitors. NNSA will also lead the homeland,” said Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. “This initiative advances a comprehensive strategy to integrate the logistics, operations, and flow of the risk

These initiatives along with increased CBP and Coast Guard personnel, resources and assets, as well as that Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, have pushed our layered defenses overseas and substantially increased security at America’s ports since 9/11.

at various stages of nuclear and other radioactive materials. The Megaports Initiative has completed deployments of maritime containerized cargo shipped to pre-screen of the country for leveraging programs like the homeland. In addition, the world. Similarly, DHS’ Container Security Initiative enables CBP officers already working in 50 overseas ports to the country. At U.S. ports, DHS has deployed enough radiation portal monitors to scan 80 percent of all cargo entering the NNSA’s Megaports Initiative, which works with foreign governments to deter, detect, and interdict illicit shipments of their cargo entering to securing the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism partners 6,000 of all of U.S., and accounts is more than 80 percent of implementation in 12 additional countries around the The Secure Freight Initiative builds upon a risk-based approach to install specialized radiation detection equipment in order to inspect high risk containers before they are loaded on vessels destined for radiation. the international supply chain for the world’s leading U.S. importers with DHS by radiation detection equipment at six international seaports and

- The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Energy (DOE) today announced the shipment they are transporting, and it will increase the likelihood for enhancing the federal government’s ability to the creation of better assess the security of the first phase of maritime containerized cargo with greater confidence in the Secure Freight Initiative, an unprecedented effort to scan containers for shippers and terminal operators to build upon existing port security measures

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