The state-of-the-art port of entry workshop

Conference · Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:81027

Godfrey, B

The increased demand for freight movements through international ports of entry and the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have increased freight traffic at border ports of entry. The State-of-the-Art Port of Entry Workshop initiated a dialogue among technologists and stakeholders to explore the potential uses of technology at border crossings and to set development priorities. International ports of entry are both information and labor intensive, and there are many promising technologies that could be used to provide timely information and optimize inspection resources. Participants universally held that integration of technologies and operations is critical to improving port services. A series of Next Steps was developed to address stakeholder issues and national priorities, such as the National Transportation Policy and National Drug Policy. This report documents the views of the various stakeholders and technologists present at the workshop and outlines future directions of study.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 81027
• Report Number(s): SAND-95-0867; CONF-9407186-Exec.Summ.; ON: DE95013558; TRN: AHC29520%%94
• Resource Relation: Conference: State-of-the-art port of entry workshop, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 14-15 Jul 1994; Other Information: PBD: May 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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