Updated Documents on Cargo Security Initiative Now Posted
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has recently updated a number of documents on the Container Security Initiative (CSI), a program which deploys multidisciplinary teams to foreign seaports to target and examine high-risk cargo before it is placed on vessels bound for the U.S. The documents indicate that the last round of operational ports were added in fiscal year 2007, and that the total number of operational CSI ports is approximately 58.
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- CSI in Brief - Brief summary of the CSI program (here)
- CSI Ports - Map of CSI operational ports around the world (here)
- Cargo Flows - Map and information on how cargo flows securely to the U.S. (here)
- CSI Fact Sheet - Summary of how CSI works, core elements, and key facts about containerized shipping, etc. (here)
- CSI Brochure - Overview of CSI examination rates, cargo flows, and operation ports, etc. (here)