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CUSTOMS OVERVIEW
In an exclusive feature for Cargo Security International, the newly-appointed Secretary General of the World Customs Organization, Kunio Mikuriya, outlines his view of the trade and security challenges and opportunities facing the organisation in the opening years of the 21st Century
CARGO SCANNING
Gustavo Bottan of Passport Systems continues his in-depth look at the principles of cargo screening
Peter Kant of Rapiscan Systems asks whether transmission x-ray or backscatter technology is best suited to protect the world’s ports and national borders
MARITIME & PORT SECURITY
In the troubled waters off the Horn of Africa, human intelligence now appears to be a key weapon in the pirates’ arsenal and shippers seeking to secure their vessels and cargo will have to play this shadowy game to protect themselves, observes Dr Guy Sadler of DGS Research and Intelligence
John Lund of Visy Oy unveils the Vuosaari Harbour Centre’s automatic gate system at the Port of Helsinki
Although the US captain and crew of the Maersk Alabama were given a triumphant homecoming, Stuart Flynn of Securewest International questions whether we are making real progress in the fight against piracy
Alan Long of MCP makes a case for port community systems
SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY
Timothy Miller and Petra Keckeisen of the TÜV Rheinland Group argue that ISO 28000 can make a major contribution to global supply chain security
Dan Burges of FreightWatch International looks at the risks associated with intercontinental shipping
TRUCK SECURITY
The SETPOS secure parking initiative has done some important groundwork in developing a uniform standard for truck parking areas throughout Europe. Lesley Bankes-Hughes reviews the project’s achievements, looks at future initiatives, and considers some of the questions which remain to be answered
Reversing the decline in the number of secure truckstops in the UK is the solution to the growing problem of freight theft, argues Neal Williams, Managing Director of Priority Freight
Frank Heinrich-Jones looks at the truck crime statistics from the UK police road freight crime unit, TruckPol
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
James Smith highlights some key products and technologies that Samsung has to offer for security at cargo and transport facilities
David McIntosh of OmniPerception looks at new initiatives in the application of biometrics to transport security
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