Topic: Inland Transport Security
Flags at Palais de Nations, U.N
I had the great pleasure of attending the recent Inland Transport Security Discussion Forum on January 31st 2011, hosted by TAPA EMEA, in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
The conference was held at the Palais de Nations in Geneva which is the home of the UN. A number of highly regarded international experts were chosen to speak at the conference which proved to be enlightening for all who attended.
Opening remarks from Mr. Andrey Vasilyev, Deputy Executive Secretary of UNECE set the tone for a hugely informative discussion forum. Among the topics covered were Transport Security Regulations: European Commission’s perspective and SAFE framework for standards.
Mr. Franz-Josef Schneiders, Chairman of International Working Group on Land Transport Security from Germany and Mr. Goran Svilanovic, Coordinator for Economic Environmental Activites, OSCE of Serbia & Montenegro spoke on the topic of Inland Transport Security. As members of International organisations with Europe wide expertise their perspective gave a valuable overview of Transport Security regulations and standards for international operators such as GGL.
The afternoon session opened with an absorbing talk which was very well presented by H.E. Amb. Vytautas Nauduzas from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lithuania on changes to Freight Logistics Security entitled; Evolution or revolution of transport security: What does the future hold?
The afternoon continued with speakers from the Russian Federation, Members of the Counter-Terrorism Team: EUROJUST and the European Committee for Standardization. One of the hottest topics under discussion over the course the day was standardisation of cargo security regulations across the region and the world. Will these regulations improve or hinder the objective? And how can organisations like TAPA work with Governmental Organisations to achieve their common goal.
TAPA’s QI Forum of 2011 in Geneva was another hugely successful conference which improved our knowledge of Transport Security and demonstrated the positive outcomes resulting from a coordinated approach from a country and regional level.I am very much looking forward to seeing everyone in Q2 which will be held in Brussels at the end of May.
Contributed by Darragh O’Mahony | darragh[at]gglsecurity[dot]com
Tags: Freight Logistics Security, International Monitoring Centre, TAPA EMEA, TAPA EMEA Discussion Forum Quarter 1 2011, TAPA Geneva Conference
