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Two bomb threats led to the banning of all air cargo shipments coming from Yemen as of Sunday.

The cargo planes, which were destined for Chicago, were carrying two bombs, which upon speculation, are believed to be an attempt by the same person who tried to blow up another plane headed to Detroit last Christmas, an article on marketwatch.com notes.

Over twenty other suspicious packages are being investigated in Yemen.  As the site acknowledges, these explosives were unable to be recognized by security measures such as x-rays or sniffer dogs due to their complex nature.

Walt Beadling, managing partner at Cargo Security Alliance and good friend of Road Scholar Transport, spoke on the subject, stating that there is an issue of lack of standards and protocols agreed to for screening inbound cargo both on planes and passenger aircraft.

As Walt noted in an interview with Fox News, the “Certified Screening Program is sending some costs up the supply chain and putting them back on shippers and freight forwarders to actually perform the screening and maintain the custody of air cargo as it comes to be the carriers.”  He believes that “a tremendous amount of work remains to be done to secure the air cargo supply chain.”

When air freight gets postponed due to problems such as bomb scares, bad weather, etc. it is all of the freight on board that is affected.  These delays can cost the shippers money and taint relationships with customers.  Shipping by ground via companies such as Road Scholar Transport, gives you safety in knowing that your freight will be delivered on time, every time.  There is no bottleneck or mix ups during air/ground transfers since Road Scholar Transport has your freight from dock to dock, allowing for expedited shipping options and containing extensive security features to ensure that your cargo is protected at all times.