SECURE FREIGHT: MALAYSIAN ALL THE WAY
Carolina Ramírez-Taborda shares the lessons learned from the Malaysian Secure Freight pilot programme which ran from 2008 until 2011. The project, which initially seemed to be taking cargo security a step too far, ended up demonstrating that supply chain security is achievable and, by sharing the fi ndings, IATA and Malaysian Airlines aim to inspire others to follow a similar path and achieve what was once deemed to be unachievable.
n 2008, security gaps and inconsistencies existed in many State regulations, particularly with regard to air cargo. Adequate global standards for air cargo supply chain security simply did not exist, yet there were some robust regional or national systems that provided an opportunity for the global industry to learn from and develop industry best practice. The means by which air cargo was
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protected from acts of unlawful interference was neither visible to the general public, nor readily understood even within the industry. This led to some distorted speculation as to security vulnerabilities by both government agencies and high-profile politicians. The global air cargo network is still not fully secure. This position can neither be sustained nor ignored by the industry. Further, the industry cannot sustain diverse and inconsistent state-imposed security regulations. Dysfunctional development of regulation cannot be solved by regulators alone and, in the case of air cargo, IATA
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Realities Air cargo is the lifeblood of the global supply chain. Air transport is designed to transport products
and its industry partners, representing the supply chain, undertook the task of developing a global security solution and wanted it to be tested in a pilot location. The belief is that securing the supply chain effectively is a more cost-effective and expedient means of securing air cargo generally, avoiding the bottlenecks at screening checkpoints at airports commonplace around the world. The Malaysian stakeholders supporting the first pilot developed the first version of a National Secure Freight programme based on common requirements harnessed from mature regimes identified at the early stages. Of course, mid-way through the pilot, in October 2010, we saw air cargo security pushed to the forefront of industry, and media, attention as a result of the improvised explosive devices concealed in computer printer toner cartridges and shipped from Yemen to the United States.
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needs today or tomorrow and not next week. The wrong solutions, or imposing inappropriate regulations resulting in delayed deliveries, can harm and potentially damage the global economy. Effective cargo security must be based on a combination of three measures.
§ Accelerated use of electronic data § Screening technology enhancements § Supply chain security processes
All of these are underpinned by risk management principles.
The Vision The Secure Freight programme was envisioned, and continues to be, a global air cargo supply chain security solution that sets industry standards as to the way in which freight is secured upstream early on in the supply chain and then protected from unlawful interference until
August 2012 Aviationsecurityinternational
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