The US federal government has completed its legislative agenda receiving Congressional approval for a series of laws, including the Maritime Transportation Security Act and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that has realigned 22 former federal agencies and 170,000 federal employees. A result of the legislation is the need for shippers, carriers, and ports to introduce technology to better coordinate global trade processes. New transportation and trade security legislation has instituted far stricter compliance and asset tracking requirements, making technology vital to meeting the demands of these regulations.
For shippers before 9/11, process was all about getting as much work done as possible prior to reaching the border. Manually keying manifest information, for example, can take a few days, and in the past this would mean that US Customs would receive cargo data only after the ship had sailed. Now most work needs to be completed before the ship even sails. For example, the new 24-hour Automated Manifest Rule from December 2002 requires ocean carriers to provide the Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with a cargo manifest, twenty-four hours before a ship sails from its original port for a US port. As a result of this new rule, there are significant ramifications on a shippers' contract management and streamlined collaboration with customers and delivery scheduling. Overall, the magnitude of work is great given that approximately 11 million sea containers enter the US waters annually.
For shippers before 9/11, process was all about getting as much work done as possible prior to reaching the border. Manually keying manifest information, for example, can take a few days, and in the past this would mean that US Customs would receive cargo data only after the ship had sailed. Now most work needs to be completed before the ship even sails. For example, the new 24-hour Automated Manifest Rule from December 2002 requires ocean carriers to provide the Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with a cargo manifest, twenty-four hours before a ship sails from its original port for a US port. As a result of this new rule, there are significant ramifications on a shippers' contract management and streamlined collaboration with customers and delivery scheduling. Overall, the magnitude of work is great given that approximately 11 million sea containers enter the US waters annually.
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