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INSIGHTS

The Weight of

Container Regulations

By Jim Giermanski n September 7, 2016 Department of Homeland Secu- The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of rity and the Department of Interior announced the se- Interior, have established a public-private partnership called

O lection and awarding of Powers International to dem- CORE to simultaneously optimize and enhance supply chain onstrate Powers’ Chain-of-Custody technology for verifying security. Speci? cally, one of its purposes is to demonstrate the cargo and monitoring its movement from origin to destination value of container security technology available today for use on global shipments between the United States and Europe. by supply chain stakeholders, and involving public entities,

Because vessel carriers are concerned about these weights, they have designated weight maximums for each container size, and specify what must be reported and by whom. Use of the Powers-Secured process can also accomplish this new requirement by reporting directly to the vessel carrier at the time the container is stuffed, secured, and weighed at origin.

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