The Port of Prince Rupert has become the first marine facility to implement a new cargo screening project as part of a new Canada-US security agreement.
Under the new pilot project, the Integrated Cargo Security Strategy, any cargo arriving at the port must be screened upon arrival, which when cleared, will be free to move across the Canada-US border without the need for additional screening.
The primary focus of the project will be cargo arriving at the port destined for the US by rail, which will be subjected to both a risk assessment by the US National Targeting Center (NTC) and an examination by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on behalf of US Customs and Border Protection (US CBP) for security and contraband.
