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Emirates secures ACC3 validation
EMIRATES has successfully completed the validation process for the European Union-initiated ACC3 security regulation, becoming the Middle East region’s first air carrier to do so.The qualification ensures Emirates SkyCargo’s uninterrupted services into the EU.ACC3 is short for ‘air cargo or mail carrier operating into the EU from a third-country airport.’Failure ...
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Emirates wins EU security validation for Dnata
DUBAI-based ground handler dnata has been validated as a Regulated Agent (RA3), enabling it to accept cargo on behalf of its airline customers for carriage to EU countries in accordance with the European Union’s new ACC3 security rules for incoming cargo and mail.The certification for its premises at Dubai International ...
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US shipper faces hazmat fine
SHIPPER VT Milcom is facing a US$91,000 fine by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for allegedly violating hazardous materials regulations.The telecommunications company sent two, one-gallon metal containers of paint for shipment by FedEx from Virginia Beach to Jacksonville in July 2013, says the FAA.Staff at the integrator’s sorting facility ...
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US postpones 100 per cent container scanning
FORWARDERS are not surprised by the latest US climbdown on controversial plans to introduce 100 per cent ocean container screening, writes Nigel Tomkins, managing director.Peter Quantrill, director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), says it is “hardly surprising” to hear the news that the USA has delayed – ...
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UK sniffer dog certificates to be withdrawn
THE UK certification for sniffer dogs used to detect explosives is to be withdrawn.A Department for Transport spokesperson said: “UK aviation security measures are among the most robust in the world and are kept under constant review. We do not comment on specific security matters.”Sniffer dogs, or explosive ...
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Emirates Security Group gets TACSS
EMIRATES Group Security has become the first aviation and airline security organisation in the Gulf region to be awarded with the TAPA (Transported Asset Protection Association) Air Cargo Security Standard (TACSS) certifications for its cargo facilities.TACSS is a new certification programme which consolidates security solutions for air cargo, including best ...
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PACTL gets TAPA
SHANGHAI Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) has been awarded the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) certification.The type 'A' certificate is the highest offered by the security standards organisation for activities related to the security of freight in transit.The award comes after the body carried out an audit, which included ...
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TAPA augments trucking security standards
THE Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has issued revised supply chain security standards for facilities and trucking in order to combat increasingly sophisticated thefts by organised criminal gangs.The new 2014 versions of the Association’s Facility Security Requirements (FSR) and Trucking Security Requirements (TSR) are the result of a year-long review ...
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TSA jettisons air cargo screening report rule
THE International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has welcomed the US Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) U-turn on forcing operators to provide burdensome, monthly air cargo screening volume reports.The decision comes less than a year after TIACA called for the regulation to be axed warning it was needlessly putting a strain on ...
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Hactl wins EU security validation
HONG KONG Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) has been validated as a Regulated Agent (RA3), enabling it to accept cargo on behalf of its airline customers for carriage to EU countries in accordance with the European Union’s new ACC3 security rules for incoming cargo and mail.The certification follows an exhaustive independent ...
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IATA hits out at Malaysian 'outrage'
IATA has described the tragedy of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 as “an outrage and a hideous crime”.In a powerful statement released by director general Tony Tyler, the airline association says the downing of the aircraft was an attack against the air transport system – “which is an instrument of peace.”The ...
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dnata wins EU approval in Philippines
UAE-BASED ground handling company dnata’s operation in Manila has secured RA3 cargo certification for its ramp services at Ninoy Aquino International airport.RA3 certification complements the global air cargo industry’s drive to meet the European Union’s ACC3 – air cargo or mail carrier operating into the Union from a third country ...
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Rapiscan wins lithium battery detection project
Rapiscan Systems has won a UK contract to determine whether the presence of lithium batteries in air cargo shipments can be detected automatically.The contract for the US-based security inspection specialist comes from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and is supported by Department for Transport funding.It calls for Rapiscan to ...
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ACAS trial period extended
THE decision by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency to extend the deadline for the introduction of air cargo advance screening (ACAS) has been welcomed by air cargo industry participants.New advance data regimes (such as ACAS in the USA, PRECISE in the EU and PACT in Canada) require ...
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Aviation administrators tackle conflict-zone risks
AVIATION administrators are taking action to mitigate potential risks to civil aviation arising from conflict zones.Airports Council International (ACI), along with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), came together at the head-office of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada ...
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Russia mulls new air cargo security rules
Russian news agency reports suggest that Moscow is considering new air cargo security legislation aimed at European Union member states.ITAR TASS quoted a document posted on Russia’s Air Transport Agency website as saying: “We plan to develop and adopt a regulatory legal act similar to EU Regulations 185/2010 regarding cargo ...
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Russian tit-for-tat security plan sparks cost fears
THE COST of transporting goods by air to Russia will rise, if that nation introduces its own security rules for airfreight shipments from Europe, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The European Shippers Council (ESC) has branded the Russian move as tit-for-tat and says it will not only threaten the air cargo ...
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Rapiscan seeking lithium beta-testers
Software that can check an x-ray scan for the presence of lithium batteries in air cargo containers is now ready for beta-testing by the freight industry.US-based Rapiscan Systems, a global security inspection specialist, wants to move on to the next stage after completing a contract from the UK Civil Aviation ...
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One supply chain
In a highly public demonstration that regulators are on the side of the air cargo industry, The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) brought the senior officials of the International Civil Aviation Organization and the World Customs Organization on stage for the opening ceremony of the Air Cargo Forum in Seoul.Wan-su ...
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Deadline looms for DHS partial shutdown
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is facing a partial shutdown, with employees forced to work for no pay due to a potential withdrawal of federal government funds.Administrative and office staff would be sent home, which could affect day-to-day operations of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Customs and Border ...