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Secure Freight Initiative (SFI)

 
 

Overview

The Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) is a key provision of the SAFE Port Act of 2006 and is part of the International Container Security scanning project. It builds on its current partnership between the Container Security Initiative (CSI) and the Megaports Initiative. In many ways SFI is an outgrowth
of CSI intended to increase the security of U.S. ports while keeping legitimate trade flowing.

SFI expands the use of scanning and imaging equipment to examine more U.S. bound containers,
not just those determined to be high risk. It was officially launched on December 7, 2006 and will test
the feasibility of using integrated technology which includes radiation portal monitors, non-intrusive imaging equipment and optical character recognition. By using this technology to scan more cargo, SFI ports should achieve a higher level of security without impeding the flow of commerce.

SFI will be deployed in phases. Phase I will begin operating in six foreign ports within 18 months. Based
on what is learned from the first phase, a second phase with more extensive deployments will follow.
The initiative includes the cooperation and partnership of maritime terminal operators and ocean carriers who pledged to support this effort at facilities they operate overseas.

Key Information and Links

Link Description
SFI General Overview Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
SFI Coalition List Terminal Operators, Ocean Carriers & Shippers (PDF)
SFI Vision & Operations Statement DHS and DOE (PDF)
SFI Pilot Program Report US Customs and Border Protection Final Report to Congress (PDF)

SFI New Releases: SFI News Releases

Date Articles
Aug 25, 2008 CBP Statement on SFI Trial in Singapore
Aug 22, 2008 Singapore Not to Join U.S. Secure Freight Initiative
Aug 20, 2008 SFI Hong Kong Pilot Extended to April 2009

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