Clean Trucks Program begins on February 18th, 2009

The Port of Long Beach and Los Angeles will begin to collect Clean Truck Fee starting Feb. 18.
This program will provide necessary fundings for greener trucks.
This is a follow-up of our previous post about the Clean Trucks Program and you may read our initial post here.

To claim the Clean Truck Fee for your container, you may visit http://www.portcheck.org or http://pierpass-tmf.org. If you are already registered in PierPass offpeak terminal access program, the system will automaticcaly upload PortCheck information into your account and you will be able to claim your containers upon accepting the terms and conditions of PortCheck.

For more information about Clean Trucks Program, please visit Port of Long Beach website.

Sources: Port of Long Beach

Interesting Facts from CBP

Ever wonder how the cargo flows securely to the U.S.?

Consider the following actions taken by CBP which helps them determine the security level for every shipment coming in to the United States.

IN THE U.S.

• More than 11 million cargo containers arrive on ships and are offloaded at U.S. Seaports each year.
• CBP uses risk-based analysis and intelligence to pre-screen, assess, and examine 100% of suspicious containers.
• Remaining cargo is cleared for entry to the U.S. using advanced inspection technology.

OVERSEAS

• Shipping Companies are required, 24 hours in advance, to provide manifest data for all cargo containers destined for the U.S.
• 100% of this data is then transmitted to the U.S. National Targeting Center Cargo for screening to identify high-risk cargo.
• Under the Container Security Initiative, CBP partners with foreign customs authorities to examine all U.S.-bound high-risk cargo while it is still at foreign ports.

For more information on what CBP is doing to secure our entry ports, please visit their website at: http://cbp.gov

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