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COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND PROGRAMS • World Customs Organization (WCO), (2005)Single Window approved in U.S. (2006) • IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) requirements for a loaded container’s weight • ISO 28000, Security Management System for the Supply Chain (2007) • Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) issues Freight Security Requirements, (2001) • Kyoto Convention ICT Guidelines , (2004) • International Maritime Organization (IMO) Creation of International Ship and • Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) (2004) • UN’s Single Window through which “…trade-related information and/or documents need only be submitted once at a single entry point to ful? ll all import, export, and transit-related regulatory requirements.” (2004) • International Trade Data System (ITDS) establishes a single portal system: ACE and the E-Manifest • Compliance with new ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) requirements • The new Rotterdam Rules liability requirements for vessel carriers

AUDITABLE COMPLIANCE WITH FINANCIAL TRADE TERMS AND CONTROL OF TRADE FINANCE RISKS • Knowledge of product location, control, and title transfer issues • Electronic transmission of required compliant document data • Timely Electronic presentation of appropriate data required by the issuing, con? rming, compliance with LoC • Where credit indicates, electronic document presentation & electronic signatures as needed • Automatic storage and examination of electronic data subject to required documents • Electronic record to satisfy presentation requirements • Reduced shipping, handling, and carriage liability • Reduced risks such as the introduction of counterfeit or other illegal cargo, & use of L/Cs in money laundering

Finally, there is a direct applicability to eliminating or re- ? ammability, toxicity, corrosiveness, combustion ducing the vulnerabilities associated with supply chain move- ability and water sensitivity, and irritation factors to ments of hazmat and pharmaceutical products; speci? cally: the general populous near breach or accident • Automatic instructions to First Responder on • Knowledge of actual cargo by its veri? cation by an protective actions and proper distance criteria identi? ed individual from point of origin • In addition to above, the provision of emergency • Linkage of cargo and container number at origin telephone numbers to contiguous nations like Canada and proper pleading of contents and Mexico regarding cross-border movement of • Automatic transfer of cargo identity and pleading to dangerous or controlled cargo.

a control center or platform • Provision of an auditable record of movement from • Monitoring of cargo from origin to destination origin to destination • Detection and transmission of any unauthorized access to contents and location of access or breach The arrival of the complete cargo supply chain into the • Geo-fencing as need electronic data environment will utilize the integration of a • Cargo temperature control and transmission as warranted mature, globally scalable data technology system. This data • Automatic noti? cation of any breach or accident process will produce the bene? ts outlined above and ensure creating a breach or leakage of contents to First Responders real-time accurate data and control for the entire supply chain • Automatic instructions to First Responders stakeholders.

regarding emergency response to content’s It’s not too late, and, yes, the Feds are paying attention.

The Author

Dr. Giermanski is the Chairman of Powers Global Holdings, Inc. and President of Powers International, LLC, an international transportation security company. He has a Masters degree from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, a Masters from Florida International University, and a Doctorate from the University of Miami. He is a graduate of Air Command and Staff College, and the Air War College. He was a former FBI special agent, OSI special agent and a Colonel in the Of? ce of Special Investigations where he handled counterintelligence matters.

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