CBP Warns C-TPAT Members of Increased Threat to Supply Chain Due to Instability in Egypt
The removal of Egyptian President Mohamaed Morsi has contributed to the growing threat to the supply chain in the region, said CBP in an alert to Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) members. The political instability in Egypt has "significantly increased…
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the threat that terrorist groups will carry out an attack against critical supply chain elements in the country and its surrounding waterways, including the Suez Canal," said the C-TPAT alert. "In the nine months since President Morsi’s ouster, terrorist groups in Egypt have demonstrated a heightened intent to attack international supply chains in the country." An attack on a cargo ship transiting the Suez Canal would be a high-profile target for terrorists and has the "ability to disrupt the approximately eight percent of world trade that passes through the waterway each year." CBP advises C-TPAT members to reassess risk factors for shipments originating in Egypt or transiting through Egypt and minimize container drop times, among other things.