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PAPS barcode misuse causing delays: Livingston
WASHINGTON --- Along with a sharp increase in Pre-arrival Processing System (PAPS) usage resulting from U.S. Customs' Advance Electronic Cargo Information program, there's also been a rise in misuse of PAPA barcodes, reports customs brokerage firm Livingston International.
Officials settle on new Fort Erie bridge design
FORT ERIE, Ont. -- While headlines about a new bridge in Windsor-Detroit were splashed across newspapers last month, officials responsible for choosing a new crossing at another vital border point in southern Ontario were quietly inching closer to a decision too.
Port deal may give Moroun control over new Windsor-Detroit bridge: Bloomberg
DETROIT -- An agreement last spring that gave Ambassador Bridge owner Manual "Matty' Moroun control of the Port of Detroit also contains a clause that could give him operating rights to a new bridge, according to a report from Bloomberg News.
Border-crossers get a PASS from passports
WASHINGTON -- The Bush Administration has scrapped a plan to require passports from any traveler entering the U.S. via land. However, it will instead mandate a new smaller, less expensive, biometric identity card in order to cross the border from Canada or Mexico.
PM would consider private international bridges; Contradicts Transport Canada policy
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- Prime Minister Paul Martin may be the boss of Canada's ruling party for just another day. But he says if he's given a new term, he won't oppose private interests having control of future border crossings between Canada and the U.S.