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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) posted a document on September 20, 2016, providing additional information on the expansion of the Advanced Qualified Unlading Approval (AQUA) program under Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT).
The AQUA Lane program allows low risk sea carriers in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program to formally unlade their cargo prior to CBP meeting the vessel.
Effective September 15, 2016, Miami, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Newark, Savannah, and Seattle/Tacoma have participated in the pilot program in addition to Port Everglades, New Orleans, Baltimore, and Oakland.
From December 15, 2016, Charleston, Houston, Jacksonville, Honolulu, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Wilmington (DE), Wilmington (NC), Boston, and San Juan will be included.
