News / New terror alert sparks tighter US air freight security, but ruffles few feathers

© Michal Bednarek

Not for the first time, the US authorities have abruptly flipped a switch ushering in new air cargo security requirements, but the sudden change looks unlikely to disrupt freight flows.

However, there appears to be some confusion.

On Monday, the US Transportation Security Agency (TSA) notified air cargo operators that the following day the requirements for the advance submission of manifest data for US-bound shipments were changing.

Carriers had been supposed to file shipment data with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) four hours before landing ...