PORT QASIM SCREENS US BOUND BOXES
Following a pilot scheme in February, Port Qasim is expected to start screening US-bound containers from March this year. There will be a live video link between customs authorities in both Pakistan and the US. Containers arriving from Pakistan will then not need to be re-examined on arrival in the US.
The facility was previously managed by PSA Corporation, which pulled out of its concession agreement in 2003 as insurance underwriters hiked rates because of the perceived increased security threat. However, OPM grew box traffic last year by 26% to 350,000 teu; in 2003, just 117,488 teu passed through Aden.
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