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Georgia Ports pushes ahead on ID scheme

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has confirmed it will require all workers at the ports of Savannah and Brunswick to hold Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) from as early as December 2008.

Port Strategy: TWICs will be rolled out by the end of the year at Savannah
TWICs will be rolled out by the end of the year at Savannah

Each applicant will have to provide biographic information, sign a disclosure form, provide a complete set of fingerprints, sit for a digital photograph, provide the necessary identity verification documents and pay an enrollment fee of $132.50. The credential is valid for five years.

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