Posted on 06/21/2008 4:46:21 PM PDT by MrCFdovnh
ABU DHABI — A leading Gulf firm in the United Arab Emirates whose plans to operate six U.S. ports was last year rebuffed by Congress, has been certified as a partner in a U.S. port security program.
The state-owned Dubai Ports World has been certified as a partner in the Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism. DP World underwent a successful audit that determined the company met international ISO 28000 security standards required by C-TPAT.
In 2007, DP abandoned plans to purchase a British company that operated six major ports in the United States, Middle East Newsline reported. Congress was opposed to a state-owned UAE company having direct access to U.S. ports.
Executives said DP World has become the only international port operator certified by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. They said the certification would ensure improved standards throughout the company's 44 terminals.
(Excerpt) Read more at worldtribune.com ...
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Pinging the Savage Nation. This article is from his website.
thanks for da ping.
Savage!
Judging from Savage’s headline, he’s not too happy. One more check in the “Take a vacation” column. ;-)
Sneaky sob’s!
I can’t believe this!
Bravo for DPL! Run largely by expatriate Brits who are probably the best in the world at providing portside services.
Who are we Serfs to object (again). Our masters know best.
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