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In fiscal 2006, they said, the country processed more than 375,000 shipments bound for the U.S., constituting about 4 percent of all shipments here.
Singapore initially will participate in SFI in a limited capacity. But, CBP officials said, even this limited participation goes beyond the mandate of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act (SAFE Port Act) of 2006 that required the U.S. to evaluate at three initial ports the possibility of scanning 100 percent of U.S.-bound cargo for radiation.
CBP officials said the port of Singapore is part of the second group of international ports evaluating integrated cargo radiation detection and non-intrusive imaging capabilities in Phase 1 of the SFI. Fully operational testing of SFI equipment began Oct. 12 at Port Qasim, Pakistan; Puerto Cortes, Honduras; and at the Port of Southampton, Britain.
The second group of ports, they said, will provide radiation detection and imaging capabilities on a limited-capacity basis that exceeds the requirements of the SAFE Port Act. In addition to Singapore, these facilities include Hong Kong; Busan, South Korea; and Salalah, Oman.
These facilities were chosen to help determine the impact of radiation scanning at large volume ports, as well as at ports where a large number of transshipments are processed, the officials said, adding that Phase 1 results will provide guidance on future port expansion.
At Singapore, as at other ports, data from SFI scanning and imaging equipment will be provided in near-real time to CBP officials on site, as well as to officials at the National Targeting Center in the United States for analysis and automatic integration with U.S. systems.
In March 2003, the port of Singapore was designated a Container Security Initiative (CSI) port. For more than four years, CSI officers have used manifest examinations and other information to determine whether X-ray and radiation detection equipment should be used to examine U.S.-bound cargo.
The Port of Singapore began participating in the Energy Department's National Nuclear Security Administration Megaports Initiative in spring 2004. The SFI expands the use of radiation scanning and imaging equipment to examine more U.S.-bound containers, not just those determined to be high risk.
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