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Seeing the Unseeable: Today’s Cargo Screening

Seeing the Unseeable: Today’s Cargo Screening

These Four Trends Are Putting Digital Identities in the Spotlight

Joy Finnegan

Digital identity solutions are not only the basis for secure and convenient travel, they are also the key to important services and greater control over personal data. Four key trends are currently crystallizing in identity technologies.  Digital identification and identity solutions are an important part of global technological progress. In addition to simplifying and streamlining…

Dexory Aims to Re-define North American Logistics and Warehousing Technology Market

Joy Finnegan

er of cutting-edge AI and robotics solutions, has announced its expansion into the North American market. Dexory is set to disrupt the market through its autonomous robotics and AI-powered analysis solution, DexoryView. The company is already working with global partners with a significant U. S. presence such as DB Schenker, Menzies Aviation, Maersk and ID…

Floating Sauna Saves the Day

Joy Finnegan

Two people were stuck in middle of icy fjord after escaping a sinking car. Then a floating sauna showed up and rescued the people. According to Reurters, a Tesla crashed into frigid waters in Norway on February 1. The floating sauna then came to the rescue. See image.

Vice Admiral Sean S. Buck Joins Academy Securities’ Advisory Board and Geopolitical Intelligence Group

Joy Finnegan

Academy Securities, a registered broker-dealer, certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), announced the addition of Vice Admiral Sean S. Buck to its Advisory Board and Geopolitical Intelligence Group. Vice Admiral Sean S. Buck retired from the United States Navy after more than 40 years of commissioned service. His active-duty career…

Volvo Penta Advances Intelligence and Decarbonization at Sea with IPS Professional Platform

Joy Finnegan

Volvo Penta unveiled its new IPS Professional Platform, an advanced technology and propulsion platform for superyachts and commercial marine vessels. The Volvo Penta IPS Professional Platform builds on the company’s proven Inboard Performance System (IPS) and Electronic Vessel Control (EVC) technology with unique enhancements for larger vessels. The IPS Professional Platform is the next evolution…

NEC Achieves TX-RAMP Level 2 Certification for Suite of Biometric and Face Recognition Solutions

Joy Finnegan

NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a provider and integrator of advanced IT, biometrics, communications and networking solutions announced that several of its top-ranked solutions have received Level 2 Certification from the Texas Risk and Authorization Management Program (TX-RAMP). The certification encompasses Integra-ID, NeoFace Reveal (NFR), and Insights for NEC Advanced Recognition Systems (ARS). This expanded…

Chess Dynamics Hawkeye MMP Delivers Electromagnetic Compatibility Performance 

Joy Finnegan

UK surveillance specialist Chess Dynamics says their vehicle surveillance system, Hawkeye MMP, has demonstrated electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) performance as part of the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency’s (NDMA) Observation Targeting and Surveillance Systems (OTAS) project.  In meeting the requirements set by the NDMA, Hawkeye MMP has demonstrated its ability to meet the needs of the modern…

DARPA Transitioning Technology to Help Protect Largest U. S. Metropolitan Region

DARPA Transitioning Technology to Help Protect Largest U. S. Metropolitan Region

Joy Finnegan

In advance of formal technology transition, DARPA’s SIGMA+ program concluded a three-week capstone event with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority) this past summer, demonstrating through realistic exercise scenarios the ability to detect a wide spectrum of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threats. The July exercises, which spanned all 15…

Coast Guard Crew Seizes $239 Million Worth of Cocaine in San Diego

Coast Guard Crew Seizes $239 Million Worth of Cocaine in San Diego

Joy Finnegan

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche offloaded about 18,219 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $239 million, in November in San Diego. The offload is a result of six separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the Coast Guard Cutters…

More Suez Canal Drama

Joy Finnegan

A ship transiting the Suez canal became disable and smashed into a bridge that goes over the waterway. Authorities say that traffic through the canal was not disrupted and four tugboats were dispatched to assist. The tugboats were able to move the cargo ship which was traveling from Singapore to the Netherlands.

Two Boats Adrift in Andaman Sea Near Thailand

Joy Finnegan

About 400 Rohingya Muslims are believed to be aboard two boats in the Andaman Sea. Reports say they do not have adequate supplies and could die if they are not rescued soon. The number of refugees fleeing from Bangladesh refugee camps is rising since last year. Some reports say there have been food supply cuts…