The US Department of Homeland Security confirmed that it would not extend the effective date for new information requirements on maritime cargo destined for the US.  The “Importer Security Filling and Additional Carrier Requirements” ruling, commonly known as “10+2″, went into effect January 26, 2009.  This is aimed at improving the security of our ports and joins the TWIC program as a major step towards that goal.  All indication are, like TWIC, that the new program has been implemented with minimal disruptions to service.