U.S.-Bound Cargo to Be Screened at Six Ports
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U.S.-bound cargo will be scanned for nuclear and radiological material at six foreign ports starting in February under a pact  with host governments announced by U.S. officials yesterday, including  a port operated by an Arab-owned company that ignited a political storm in Congress.
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Weeks after passing legislation to tighten inspections of cargo on passenger planes, top Democrats in Congress say they are growing concerned about a proposal that would allow shipping companies to play a large role in the screening process.
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World News, Cherbourg, France: Two armed freighters carrying plutonium from scrapped US nuclear warheads have docked in the French port of Cherbourg.
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The United States and the European Union are working on measures aimed at strengthening the security of cargo containers moving through seaports so they can't be used to smuggle terrorists or weapons.
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Dubai Ports World warned Thursday that its deal to sell off major port operations in six U.S. cities may fall apart if the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey doesn't drop demands for a multimillion-dollar payment.
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Dubai Ports World warned Thursday that its deal to sell off major port operations in six U.S. cities may fall apart if the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey does not drop demands for a multimillion-dollar payment.
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DUBAI  - Dubai port, a leading world operator, signed a deal with the United States under which US officers will help screen US-bound containers that have been identified as a potential terrorist risk.
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Plans to unload cargo at the Los  Angeles/Long Beach port complex around the clock have been  shelved until early next year, port officials said on Thursday,  delaying a planned move to ease the costly backlog of cargo  ships at the nation's busiest port.
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Dubai Ports World warned yesterday that its deal to sell off major port operations in six US cities may fall apart if the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey does not drop demands for a multimillion-dollar payment.
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State-owned Dubai Ports World, which relinquished control over six U.S. ports in a political firestorm last year, is studying plans to build a container terminal in the Cuban port of Mariel, business sources said.
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Sanctions could be aimed at a wide range of American exports, possibly including steel ball bearings, cod, shoes and apples. Most would be imposed by Japan and the EU, which have been the hardest
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The Bush administration is making headway with other nations in setting new global standards to reduce dangerous emissions from giant diesel-burning ships that pollute U.S. ports, a senior environmental official said Thursday. An emergency room physician described a "diesel death zone" around major U.S. seaports, with higher cancer rates and other health risks.
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New rules that will require the scanning of all cargo containers imported to the United States, a move to stop nuclear weapons being shipped in, are expensive, unnecessary and misguided, industry and security experts said.
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Loaded cargo ships carrying imported goods are anchored off the coast of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 11 waiting for the opportunity to be off-loaded at the docks.
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Vietnam's foreign minister was set to start an official six-day trip to the United States Sunday, paving the way for visits by the communist country's president and prime minister later this year.
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If speculation pans out, including a United-Continental pairing, the US could go from six traditional carriers to three.
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The Bush administration yesterday agreed to consider new quotas on five categories of Chinese-made clothing, a step toward protecting domestic manufacturers from cheaper imports.