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 Technology News | April 2007 
Mexico and US to Enhance Foreign Trade Security at Mexico's Seaports
 PRNewswire
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The Embassy of Mexico informs that Mr. Agustin Carstens, Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Mr. Samuel Bodman, US Secretary of Energy, subscribed in Washington a Memorandum of Understanding by which the US Energy Department will provide technical and material assistance to Mexico Customs to install nuclear and radioactive detection technology in Mexico's Customs Ports.
In recent years, Mexico Customs has invested substantial financial resources in the installation of "X" Ray and Gamma Ray equipment in those Customs Ports with the highest volumes of operation. This non-intrusive inspection equipment is used to examine inbound and outbound shipments without the need to open containers, railcars or trucks; hence, it allows Mexico Customs to achieve higher levels of effectiveness and efficiency in its clearance processes.
As a result of the implementation of this agreement with the US Department of Energy, Mexico Customs will be able to install, in a very short term, the most advanced nuclear and radioactive detection technology, allowing Mexico's Customs Ports to be among the World's most secured and efficient.
During the signing ceremony, Secretary Carstens stated that "with this agreement, Mexico Customs will not only increase its security and efficiency levels, which are among its main responsibilities, but also, and undoubtedly, Mexico will enhance its competitiveness level." He added that "this agreement shows the strong spirit of cooperation between Mexico and the United States, and it underscores the importance assigned to the North American Security and Prosperity Partnership initiatives."
Mr. Juan Jose Bravo, Mexico Customs Administrator General, stated that "the first set of equipment will be deployed at Mexico's four busiest seaports, namely Manzanillo and Lazaro Cardenas on the Pacific seashore, and Altamira and Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico." He added that, "as of today, 92% of Mexico's maritime trade is cleared through these four Customs Seaports and in the future similar equipment could be deployed at other seaports, land ports and airports."
Also, in addition to the systems and equipment being donated by the US Department of Energy, Mexico Customs personnel will be trained by US experts.
Mexico Customs officials, jointly with their US counterparts, are developing North American standardized operational procedures to respond to emergencies and to unusual levels of radiation readings. Such procedures will be tested in Mexico once the equipment, subject of this agreement, is installed. It is expected that the first set of equipment will be deployed and operational by the end of this year.
During the signing ceremony, the Secretaries were joined by the Ambassador of Mexico, Arturo Sarukhan and other officials from both Mexico's Ministry of Finance and the US Department of Energy.
Source: Embassy of Mexico
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