Insecurity over screening.(influence of new laws, regulations and rules on air freight services)

BYLINE: BY MICHAEL FABEY

For Quick International Courier, the new 100 percent screening requirements for air cargo could be more than just another price point. The new rules could literally mean the difference between life and death.

The company specializes in shipping organ transplants, lab specimens and other time-critical biological goods around the world.

"Screening for us is a big issue," said Bob Mitzman, the company's president and chief executive. "You can't open up a bio shipment with a liver inside." While Mitzman's concerns may represent the extreme, they nonetheless show the growing angst among shippers and freight forwarders about the how the new …