US CARGO BILL
April 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE
THE UNITED States senate is examining a new air cargo bill that would impact upon British security companies and professionals working in the shipping and airline industries. The senate's committee on commerce, science, and transportation has approved and moved an Air Cargo Security Act aimed to strengthen security on flights into the US, notably on the busy trans-Atlantic run. The proposed legislation dovetails neatly with provisions agreed by the committee last year on aviation security. Assuming it is passed into law, the bill it would impose a ...
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