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Container security to be tightened further

News1 Apr 2009

Following the introduction of new US legislation in late 2008 requiring all US-bound import containers to be fitted with a high-strength mec...

News1 Feb 2009

The planned introduction in 2012 of new security legislation requiring all US-bound containers to be screened at their foreign port of origi...

News1 May 2007

ISO/PAS 17712, covering the production/use of mechanical container security seals, is set to be ratified this year....

News1 Oct 2006

ISO/PAS 17712 is expected to be ratified by the end of this year, providing a further boost to bolt and cable seal manufacturers....

News1 May 2006

The imminent ratification of ISO/ PAS 17712, as the new standard covering the manufacture/use of mechanical container security seals, will e...

News1 Oct 2004

Significant developments have taken place reecently within the container security industry, with Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 1771...