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Canadian shippers set to screen air cargo
Canada is edging closer to a revised air cargo security process that will allow shippers to screen outbound airfreight consignments prior to arrival at an airport.Department officials at Transport Canada estimate that the amendments would result in a net benefit of C$202m over 10 years.“Shippers need to be given the ...
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IATA launches lithium battery guidance
A free online guide to lithium battery risk-mitigation for airlines has been published by IATA.The first edition guidance material provides airline operators with important information related to the safe handling and transport of lithium batteries by air.Lithium batteries power most personal electronic devices. Although lithium batteries are very safe, their ...
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Security standard first for Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal
Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal has become the first Hong Kong air freight facility to achieve ISO 28000 certification, a global standard for security management systems in the logistics industry.Cathay Pacific Services Ltd (CPSL) chief executive Kelvin Ko said: “Customers paying premiums for airfreight expect their goods to arrive at the ...
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TIACA calls for risk-based approach to security
TIACA members have been advised that recently released updates to security programmes for all-cargo aircraft in the US must be implemented by February 16, 2015.The updated security programmes, issued by the US Transport Security Administration (TSA) on December 29, 2014, affect all US and non US-based freighter aircraft operators within, ...