The Impact of September 11 Attacks on Global Supply Chain

The Impact of September 11, 2001

The events that took place on September 11, 2001, significantly impacted the shipping and receiving ports around the world. The incident increased the level of insecurity. Many years have passed since the terrorist ambush. Due to this incident security has taken on an increasingly significant role in defining the global supply chain (Ascencio et al., 2014). The related organizations tightened their systems to prevent occurrences of similar attacks. For instance, new hacking barriers have been updated and employment of proficient staffs to handle security-related issues.

The Importance of Shipping and Receiving Ports

Container ships that carry bulky goods in millions of tonnes are one of the most important means of transport. Shipping has led to tremendous boom and represents an increasingly lucrative source of tourist income globally. Indeed, this is because transportation of commodities and people by ships serves as one of the most convenient means of transportation globally (Ascencio et al., 2014). Shipping has also facilitated the growth of markets around the oceans area.

Changes in Shipping and Receiving Laws

Laws that have been changed in shipping and receiving includes advanced of the employed security measures to incorporate modernized techniques such as the use of CCTV in the container regions. Secondly, changes of destinations in ship discharge where a ship may requested to deliver goods to different destination thus helping in evasion of organised attacks. The bill of landing must be issued at the place of delivery. There is high inspection of goods at the port before departure. Management of supply chain plays a crucial in ensuring that delivered commodities are adequately inspected to prevent transportation of goods likely to endanger the lives of other passengers (White, 2011). Custom brokers are also vital when clearing items at the port. Courier is also crucial since it specializes in small parcels which can be transported in a night.

References

Ascencio, L. M., González-Ramírez, R. G., Bearzotti, L. A., Smith, N. R., & Camacho-Vallejo, J. F. (2014). A collaborative supply chain management system for a maritime port logistics chain. Journal of applied research and technology, 12(3), 444-458.

White, R. (2011, September 9). Tightening port security was a priority after 9/11. Retrieved from http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/09/business/la-fi-911-ports-20110909