Singapore not to join U.S. secure freight initiative

News.xinhuanet.com, 22 Aug 2008

SINGAPORE, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Singapore will not take part in a U.S. plan to test out full security scanning of containers at the Singapore port.

A statement by the Singapore Transport Ministry said on Friday, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been working with several foreign ports to assess the feasibility and challenges of 100 percent scanning of containers under a trial called the Secure Freight Initiative (SFI).

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