Features
MARITIME & PORT SECURITY
Hart Security has recently developed the first ISO/PAS 28000 accredited supply chain security management system for DP World. Hart Security's operations manager Carina Dixon reports
Paul Singer of Securewest International considers the implications of the recent UK House of Commons Transport Committee report on maritime piracy
Gary Kochis of ARGO Tracker Corporation argues that we should balance the cost of implementing cargo security technology against the much greater price that must be paid if there is a major break in the supply chain
Ernest Lewis of ETC looks at how authentic interactive simulators can help to ensure critical incident preparedness in an urban seaport
Candyce Kelshall weighs up the delicate balance between security and trade
INSURANCE
Mark Wibberley, direction at Aon's cargo team, looks at how shipping managers can protect their cargo through insurance when they face trading with countries caught up in conflict
Dave Riley of a&b insurance takes a look at the problems faced by companies switching from exporting high risk cargo to goods they perceive as less likely to be affected by carousel fraud
BIOMETRICS
Daniel Walsh of the International Association for Biometrics gives an overview of new developments in biometrics and their application to cargo security
ASSET TRACKING
Peter Chisholm, the CEO of Satamatics, focuses on new developments in the fields of asset tracking and transport fleet security
Chris Wright of Skillweb looks at how the freight industry can use track and trace technology to improve its efficiency and security
SECURITY STANDARDS
Mark Schwarz of EUROWATCH looks at the efforts currently underway in Europe to develop standards in tackling the problem of road freight crime
Dan Purtell, President of First Advantage's Supply Chain Security Services Division, asks whether government security programmes have reduced cargo theft rates
Tina Sommer of the UK Federation of Small Businesses argues that the new European regulations on supply chain security could devastate some sectors of the economy
Boris Populoh of the Household Goods Forwarders Association of America asks whether the issue of demurrage charges has 'gone wild'
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