Laem Chabang (Thailand) satisfies US security standards
Thailand's Laem Chabang Port (LCP) is operationally ready to satisfy safety standards set for shipments to the US, said Chaowalit Sethameteekul, director-general of Thailand's Customs Department.
He explained that the Customs Department installed x-ray inspection systems to screen outgoing containers from LCP to the US authorities, adding that, “Thailand is the first country in Southeast Asia today to meet the requirements under the new US container security initiative.”
US experts have been employed to train local staff while twenty-two radiation detectors have been installed to guard against the shipment of hazardous materials or bombs.
Tags based on radio frequency identification technology are also used to communicate with tracking satellites to help monitor containers from the port to their arrival.
The US ambassador to Thailand Ralph Boyce has said that while security is a key element of global trade, security concerns have to be balanced with the need to facilitate international trade.
Local newspapers have reported that upgrading Thailand's shipping infrastructure to meet the requirements of the second and third tier of the US standards would further reduce processing time for exports while adding an additional level of security to shipments.
The LCP is Thailand's premier deep-sea commercial port, under the management of The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT), located on the eastern shore of the upper Gulf of Thailand approximately 110 km south of Bangkok.
He explained that the Customs Department installed x-ray inspection systems to screen outgoing containers from LCP to the US authorities, adding that, “Thailand is the first country in Southeast Asia today to meet the requirements under the new US container security initiative.”
US experts have been employed to train local staff while twenty-two radiation detectors have been installed to guard against the shipment of hazardous materials or bombs.
Tags based on radio frequency identification technology are also used to communicate with tracking satellites to help monitor containers from the port to their arrival.
The US ambassador to Thailand Ralph Boyce has said that while security is a key element of global trade, security concerns have to be balanced with the need to facilitate international trade.
Local newspapers have reported that upgrading Thailand's shipping infrastructure to meet the requirements of the second and third tier of the US standards would further reduce processing time for exports while adding an additional level of security to shipments.
The LCP is Thailand's premier deep-sea commercial port, under the management of The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT), located on the eastern shore of the upper Gulf of Thailand approximately 110 km south of Bangkok.