FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. In the wake of 9/11, the government undertook a number of initiatives to strengthen the security and resiliency of the supply chains that power the ...

Global supply chain security has been a hot topic for years. Containerized shipping has been identified as one of the weak points in border security. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, ...

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) staff told the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program have faced challenges in meeting C-TPAT ...

This story appears in the April 30 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. ORLANDO, Fla. — Third-party logistics providers might get included in the Customs-Trade Partnership ...

In the wake of the tragic September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT) has been an important tool supporting the nation’s efforts to secure the global ...

Werner Enterprises recently announced that it is a validated member in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program. The C-TPAT is a joint government business initiative to build ...

In a June 12 post, I told you about U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) plan to expand the previously importers only Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) certification program ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marken announced today that it was recently inspected by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and designated as a C-TPAT (Customs-Trade ...

Acquiring C-TPAT membership will just get your business in the C-TPAT front door. In order to maintain C-TPAT membership status, and all the benefits that flow from the membership, your business must ...

A new data management system that was supposed to streamline the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program actually made it harder for customs officials to do their job, congressional ...

Menlo Worldwide Trade Services said that its membership in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) security initiative has been certified by U.S. Customs. As a member of C-TPAT, Menlo ...

Ponant’s Le Commandant Charcot became the first cruise ship to reach the North Pole of Inaccessibility on September 12.The… A Russian missile strike has damaged infrastructure and an Antigua-flagged ...