ISSUE 4 2011


THE SHIPPER'S VOICE


Secretary to the US Department for Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano has reached an important agreement in principle over future cooperation with the heads of the European Commission. The two sides said they would seek mutual recognition of security programmes by October this year, while relying more upon multi-tiered risk assessment than scanning of the physical cargo. And there would be far closer cooperation between the EU and US and international governmental organisations such as in the areas of customs (WCO), aviation (ICAO) and maritime (IMO).


Many well meaning statements were made and signed, but there seems to be one common denominator: industry - shippers in particular - are going to be ever more at the heart of security.


This is not a bad thing. Shippers’ representatives have been arguing for many years that they and their partners in the supply chain hold significant data and intelligence regarding freight, which can provide the core information which helps the authorities to identify the high risk freight; and securing the freight at source, through the supply chain, would be far more effective than queuing for a scan at the airport. But they want some tangible benefits in return for the trouble of obtaining this extra information and securing the freight at origin. Now the


prospects for


this seem to be being fully appreciated by governments, are shippers prepared for the heightened role they are increasingly being expected to play?


Some are, but not all. The


problem is that many shippers rely on their freight forwarders and logistics service providers to do everything for them. The reasons


are understandable:


A good freight forwarder, ‘running a tight ship’, will reduce overheads, anticipate changes that could affect the business or create economies of scale by pooling its clients’ volumes for greater freight purchasing power and keep costs down. It helps to explain why, during the most recent Icelandic ash cloud threat, many shippers who were asked had little in the way of contingency plans to deal with


possible consequences.


The logistics industry coped well, calling on their surface- based transportation assets to make sure freight kept moving while swathes of European air space were closed to traffic for several days. The versatility of the forwarding and logistics sector


is being relied upon


to step up their game when conditions require, letting the shipper off the hook.


But with shippers increasingly being looked at for the solutions to security controls, relying on the freight industry to do all their work may no longer wash. We already have the advanced requiring pre-arrival


manifest rules,


pre-departure and submission


of


cargo data for international freight transport. Shipping lines are warning that the EU’s programme is kicking in this July and EU customs officials are going to be very strict. If the authorities do not have sufficient information they will not allow the goods into the EU.


It is becoming a well known fact that many goods are being


incorrectly


UPS screening embargo


It’s hard to be precise on the implications of the UK Department for Transport’s recent cancellation of UPS’s security certificate because it would not say which of the parcels giant’s facilities were affected. Nor was there any indication of how long the ban


on UPS screening its own freight would last.


the DfT’s


It could just be a sign of security arm Transec


flexing its muscles, or that there are more deep-seated issues to resolve. Either way, UPS’s customers should be told how long the situation is likely to last.


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from the wrong sources.


What is on the invoice is not always what gets packed, for example. Shippers must step up their game. With the recent statement from the EC and the US Department for Homeland Security calling for greater focus on data analysis for risk assessment, that could mean more


pressure on shippers for more information, to


ensure the right information is submitted. That may require going ever further up the chain to source information, and closer scrutiny of what is packed and by whom. In the end, it is not the forwarder that is responsible for this, but the shipper.


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The Shippers’ Voice has supported a recent industry vision of trusted traders being


given greater rein to manage their compliance affairs without interference from authorities. These trusted traders must have full visibility of their supply chains and people within it, and the systems in place to manage


the trade, business


and security along them. However, those calling for this are generally large companies with the wherewithal to


15 Shippers at the heart of supply chain security


establish the necessary systems and processes. Other shippers may not be in such a position. Calls for shippers to be at the heart of future security programmes are becoming louder. Shippers will need to be ready to play a larger role: they will not be so able to rely on the freight forwarder or logistics industry to do it all for them.


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