CBP Lauds Port of Antwerp Security Measures
CBP highlighted the information sharing efforts at the Port of Antwerp in Belgium as a cargo security best practice in a Feb. 12 Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) bulletin. "Businesses operating at the Port of Antwerp are now able to participate in a program that facilitates the exchange of information about cargo-related crime between companies and authorities," it said. "The system, known as the Neighborhood Information Network (BIN), allows companies to submit anonymous tips about suspicious activity in the port area, which police then disseminates to other companies participating in the program. Approximately 650 companies were asked to join the program and 451 are now participating in the project."
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There's been an observed "increase in drug trafficking activity at smaller ports in the southern Dutch province of Zeeland, particularly Terneuzen and Vlissingen," the bulletin said. "Recent investigations at these ports have centered on criminals attempting to break into containers in order to remove drugs, and on warehouse employees who have participated in drug smuggling schemes. This increase in activity is likely occurring in response to enhanced security at the larger ports of Rotterdam and Zeebrugge in addition to Antwerp."