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Expediting Customs Clearances in Compliance with Today's Regulations |
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Martin D. ROJAS
Executive Director for Safety, Security and Operations American Trucking Associations, Inc. 2200 Mill Road Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
Tel: +1 703-838-7950
Martin Rojas serves as ATA’s Executive Director for Safety, Security and Operations at the American Trucking Associations (ATA). He joined ATA in 1996 as its Director for International Affairs. Established in 1933, ATA is the national trade organization representing the interests of the U.S. trucking industry. Mr. Rojas’ primary duties are to coordinate ATA’s security related policies and activities impacting the trucking industry, focusing on making the movement of trucks throughout North America as safe, efficient, effective and secure as possible. He works with various sectors of industry and government on domestic and international transportation and trade issues.
He has served as an industry representative to the Subcommittee on Transportation of the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (“COAC”) designing the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (“C-TPAT”) and the Free and Secure Trade Program (“FAST”), and also in advising the COAC in designing rules for implementing the Trade Act of 2002 and the Maritime Transportation Security Act (“MTSA”). He has been active in the implementation of various legislatively mandated security and trade programs such as the USA PATRIOT Act’s background check requirements, the implementation of the Bioterrorism Act, and on container and cargo security initiatives. In addition, his office is responsible for representing the trucking industry in the development of the Automated Commercial Environment/International Trade Data System (“ACE/ITDS”)
Mr. Rojas works closely with ATA’s private sector counterparts in both Canada and Mexico in establishing a seamless transportation system throughout North America, and in finalizing the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Prior to joining ATA, Mr. Rojas worked since 1992 for the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce representing and developing positions for private sector interests towards the implementation of NAFTA. He holds a BA in International Affairs and a Masters in Public Administration, both from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
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“C-TPATand FAST:
Live Animal
Shipments at
Martin ROJAS
Executive Director for
Safety, Security American Trucking Associations, Inc.
In terms achieving its strategic goals of increased trade in goods and services, there is no doubt that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has surpassed even its most ardent supporters’ expectations. Since NAFTA was signed, U.S.-Canada trade has more than doubled while U.S.-Mexico trade has increased fourfold. These increasing trade volumes that move across our mutual borders with Canada and Mexico have resulted in a boon to businesses that participate in the movement of international trade throughout North America, including the trucking industry. Most NAFTA trade in goods is transported via surface trade, and trucks transport about 80 percent of the value of U.S.-Mexico trade and roughly 65% of U.S.-Canada trade. This has resulted in increasing truck flows across our North American borders, increasing congestion, delays, and added pressure on our already strained border infrastructure, and its human and capital resources.
In addition to the challenges of transporting increasing trade flows with limited funds for infrastructure development, security initiatives represent an additional issue that North American borders and the trade community must consider. Various requirements mandated by legislation and regulation, in addition to other programs involving security, require trade interest, including the trucking industry, to establish ways to meet higher security standards to harden the border against potential terrorists and smugglers. Programs such as the Customs’ Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and Free and Secure Trade (FAST) have been developed to increase security while ensuring that commerce is not impeded by increased security measures. In addition to C-TPAT and FAST, there are other security requirements that apply to motor carriers that cross U.S. international borders.
During his presentation, Martin Rojas will discuss the issues above and other pertinent concerns that impact the safe, efficient and secure movements of cargo across our international borders.
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Mr. Raymond TILBURG, MSc
Product Manager Variation Live Air France Cargo-KLM Cargo PO Box 7700 1117 ZL Schiphol Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0) 20 648 9018 Fax: +31 (0) 20 649 3114
Mr. Tilburg studied animal science at the Wageningen University. After graduation he started his professional career at the knowledge center of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality. In 1999 he found a new challenge working as a Quality Manager in the Poultry Industry, first in a slaughterhouse and later in a large Hatchery. Since the summer of 2001 he has been working in the KLM Cargo Variation Live team. Mr. Tilburg started as Process and Network engineer and since October 2006 as Product Manager Variation Live and is also responsible for sales of the zoo to zoo transports. [ Back to Top ] |
“Customs Clearance &
Raymond TILBURG, MSc Product Manager Variation Live Air France Cargo-KLM Cargo
This presentation covered part of the procedures and requirements for import and transit of live animals via Amsterdam Schiphol Airport as well as common problems airlines and agents encounter shipping to or via Schiphol Airport.
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