CBP Holds Cargo Business Resumption Plan Test in Savannah

CBP and other agencies tested the procedures for resuming cargo operations at the Port of Savannah following a disaster, CBP said in a press release (here). "This exercise included 30 representatives from CBP, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Chatham, Ga., Emergency Management Agency, Georgia Ports Authority, and the Independent Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of Savannah," said the agency. The Jan. 21 test also looked at the resumption procedures for expedited Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism cargo release, it said.