Oman to present in CSI to display cargo destined for US
23 Nov '05
3 min read
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Robert C Bonner announced that Oman will participate in the Container Security Initiative (CSI) a program that will enable all maritime cargo destined for the US through the port of Salalah to be targeted and pre-screened for terrorists and terrorist weapons.
CSI is a key initiative designed to prevent global maritime cargo from being exploited by terrorist intent on inflicting harm in America and other nations of the world.
Commissioner Bonner stated that Oman has taken steps to support the Container Security Initiative to safeguard global maritime trade. The CSI security blanket continues to expand and strengthen as it encompasses the port of Salalah.
The signing brings large-scale and sophisticated radiological detection equipment to identify nuclear material under the Energy Department's MegaPorts Initiative at the port of Salalah.
US Customs and Border Protection Assistant Commissioner E. Keith Thomson, Office of International Affairs, and Lieutenant General Malik bin Sulaiman al-Ma'amari, Inspector General of the Royal Oman Police as well as Eleanor Melamed, Deputy Director, Second Line of Defense Program, Department of Energy (DOE), signed a declaration of principles on November 19, 2005.
In addition to Oman screening and targeting high-risk containers, the Port of Dubai also became CSI operational on March 26, 2005. CSI is continuing to expand to strategic locationsaround the world.
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