GUINEA ONBOARD WITH MARITIME SCANNING REQUIREMENT

UNCLAS CONAKRY 001036 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12598: N/A TAGS: ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER ECON GV SUBJECT: GUINEA ONBOARD WITH MARITIME SCANNING REQUIREMENT REF: SECSTATE 119837 ¶1. (U) On August 30, per reftel, Econoff met with Mme Olga Syradin, Director of Customs, to discuss the 9/11 Act requirement for scanning of all U.S. bound containers. The Director stated that currently all outbound containers are scanned, and that she did not expect any problems with compliance to the requirements of the 9/11 Act. ¶2. (U) On September 12, Econoff met with Bent Andersen, Managing Director of Maersk Line. Mr. Andersen said that Maersk is the largest shipper at the Port of Conakry, handling about 60% of all container shipping at the port. He verified that all outbound containers are currently being scanned. The Managing Director emphasized that because exports to the U.S. from Guinea are minimal, making up perhaps as little as 1% of the total containers being shipped through Conakry, he did not anticipate any compliance problems with the requirements of the 9/11 Act. BROKENSHIRE