The Impacts of the Container Security and Container Security Initiative (Csi)
By: Johnny Walker
May 2012 Term
July 2012
The terrorist attacks in the United States of America on September 11, 2001, have catapult national security as the top priority issue for the United States government at all levels. Since then, numerous legislatives and government regulations have been developed to ensure security is implemented to protect the American public and businesses. Amongst the newly introduced legislatives, several regulations have been introduced with a special emphasis on the security of containerized port operation and specifically addressing development and globalization of container security within the trading nations and non-governmental organizations (NGO). This research paper will briefly discuss the newly established security regulations by the U.S. government and the International community on the new cargo security issue. The focus of the paper is to discuss the container security and the new Container Security Initiative (CSI) through the maritime transportation mode and the challenges of the new initiative. The purpose of this paper, however, is not to prove the important of the supply chain security, but rather to discuss the impact of the new Container Security Initiative (CSI), and to show where our major trading partners and the international partners stand in regard to the new regulations enacted by the United Congress. Lastly, the paper will present and analyze several studies form the European Union that raised some concerns about the validity of the new CSI.
After the 9/11 attacks, the United States government and the 9/11 commission have enacted several global supply chain security legislations. Congress has directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the new regulations Maritime Safety. The regulations includes the passage of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002, creation of the Container Security Initiative (CSI), the development of the 24-hour Advance Vessel
May 2012 Term
July 2012
The terrorist attacks in the United States of America on September 11, 2001, have catapult national security as the top priority issue for the United States government at all levels. Since then, numerous legislatives and government regulations have been developed to ensure security is implemented to protect the American public and businesses. Amongst the newly introduced legislatives, several regulations have been introduced with a special emphasis on the security of containerized port operation and specifically addressing development and globalization of container security within the trading nations and non-governmental organizations (NGO). This research paper will briefly discuss the newly established security regulations by the U.S. government and the International community on the new cargo security issue. The focus of the paper is to discuss the container security and the new Container Security Initiative (CSI) through the maritime transportation mode and the challenges of the new initiative. The purpose of this paper, however, is not to prove the important of the supply chain security, but rather to discuss the impact of the new Container Security Initiative (CSI), and to show where our major trading partners and the international partners stand in regard to the new regulations enacted by the United Congress. Lastly, the paper will present and analyze several studies form the European Union that raised some concerns about the validity of the new CSI.
After the 9/11 attacks, the United States government and the 9/11 commission have enacted several global supply chain security legislations. Congress has directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the new regulations Maritime Safety. The regulations includes the passage of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002, creation of the Container Security Initiative (CSI), the development of the 24-hour Advance Vessel
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