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Marine A/C by Flagship Marine f Continued, from page 16) daily sealed and monitored from closure until arrival at its final destination.

The Operation is in the early development stage, but commenced with a ship- ment in June 2002 of automobile tail lamps from the Osram Sylvania plant is

Nove Zamky, Slovakia to another plant in Hillsborough, N.H. Look for this

Operation to be expanded as monies and technology permit.

Container Security

As demonstrated in Operation Safe Container, the emphasis is shifting from trying to find the needle in the haystack to monitoring the haystacks to keep needles out. The federal government and groups in the private sector are fund- ing efforts to develop economical tamper-proof seals for use on containers.

These seals would show if an attempt had been made to enter the container subsequent to sealing. Global positioning system (GPS) transponders are being developed for use on containers in an attempt to track those containers on a real-time basis to determine if they deviate from their intended track or are delayed for an inordinate amount of time. New containers are being devel- oped that would be more tamper-resistant than current ones. After all, the doors are not the only way for a determined party to enter a container. These initiatives, when implemented, will not only raise the cost of container use, but will rapidly make old containers obsolete.

Summary

The traditional methods utilized with respect to sea-borne cargo in the U.S.- foreign trade will no longer suffice. Changes have been imposed because of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the re-examinations resulting therefrom. The integrity of U.S. supply chain has improved dramatically since that date and will continue to improve. Efficiency, though, has suffered and will continue to suffer until parties involved in the process implement new business models that accommodate the new security requirements while capi- talizing in new technology.

In the meantime, unresolved issues include who ultimately bears the cost of added security measures and who bears the costs related to detention of a ves- sel (and delay of its cargo) due to unscheduled Customs examinations (e.g., box pulling).

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