COSCO achieves C-TPAT Revalidation




The Customs-Trade Partership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) is a public-private, voluntary partnership designed to provide an added level of security to maritime commerce. Companies that participate agree to implement security procedures in a number of areas including knowledge of customer base, physical security of facilities, I.T. security, security training, etc.

After joining C-TPAT in 2002, COSCO was validation in the Fall of 2005 with a visit to its North American headquarters, Bremen Germany office, and Bremerhaven Germany terminal. COSCO was validated, found to be in good standing with the C-TPAT program. A second overseas validation visit has just been conducted in Hong Kong. COSCO is again pleased to confirm to the trade that Customs has confirmed that we are re-validated and remain in good standing with the C-TPAT program.

The COSLINA liner agency office and COSCO-HIT terminal in Hong Kong were visited on November 19, 2008, by CBP agents who conducted a thorough review of security practices and inspection of the security physical infrastructure. No deficiencies were found.

The challenge to providing security in the maritime environment remains daunting as evidenced by the capture of merchant vessels by pirates off the coast of East Africa. Please rest assured that COSCO takes it commitment to security very seriously.

Here are a few pictures...


COSCO-HIT. This is COSCO's main terminal in Hong Kong, a 1,000,000-TEU per year facility. At dock is the 10,000 TEU vessel MV COSCO PACIFIC, currently on a Far East-Europe service.


Security at COSCO receives top-level priority. Here, the team from COSCO Container Lines Americas (CCLA) office is greeting in Hong Kong by Managing Director Zhang Fu Yuan (third from left). Also, in the picture (left to right) are Jacky M.F. Wang, COSLINA Deputy General Manager; Howard Finkel, CCLA Executive Vice President of Trade and Corporate Security Officer; and Paul Campbell, CCLA Services Information Manager and C-TPAT administrator.


The arrival of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) team at COSCO's agency office. In this picture (left to right) are Zhou Gan Fei, COSLINA Deputy General Manager; Jacky Wang; Pierre DeBono, CBP; Jaime Alvarado, CBP; Paul Campbell; and Howard Finkel.


During the office presentation, key management staff from COSLINA and COSCO-HIT provided information on security practices to CBP. Seated at this table (from the 10 O'clock position at table): Anthony Tang, COSLINA; Peter Cheng, COSLINA; Paul Campbell, CCLA; Pierre DeBono, CBP; Jaime Alvarado, CBP; Anita Chan, COSLINA; Howard Finkel, CCLA; Liu Wai Keung, COSCO-HIT; Andrew Ng, COSCO-HIT; and Eddy Leung, COSCO-HIT.