Maritime

Seeing the Unseeable: Today’s Cargo Screening

Seeing the Unseeable: Today’s Cargo Screening

Saab Offers Four Expeditionary Submarines to the Netherlands

Saab Offers Four Expeditionary Submarines to the Netherlands

Joy Finnegan

Saab’s offered solution is based on a proven and future-proof design, the company says. It will incorporate the latest capabilities and technologies, whilst its truly modular design will allow for new technologies as they evolve to ensure relevance for many years to come. Saab and Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group have cooperated since 2015 and…

EOS Establishes Working Group on Artificial Intelligence

EOS Establishes Working Group on Artificial Intelligence

Joy Finnegan

The European Organization for Security (EOS) announced the creation of a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Working Group which aims to support the development of a strong European AI security market. The creation of this AI Working Group is particularly important at a time when it is becoming increasingly apparent that Artificial Intelligence is not only…

Seeing the Unseeable: Today’s Cargo Screening

Seeing the Unseeable: Today’s Cargo Screening

Mark Robins

Technology to control the import or export of shipping containers, detect hidden contraband and verify the crossing of legitimate trade items is advancing. Approximately 12 million maritime containers arrive at U.S. land borders every year, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The seaports take in an equal number, and 2.7 million arrive…

Savox Communications Launches IMPW, Wireless Intercom System for Critical Missions

Joy Finnegan

Savox Communications, a provider of mission critical hearing protection and communication solutions, is launching a game-changing intercom system, which will bring a situational Sixth Sense into team operations: the Savox IMPW. The Savox IMPW is an intercom system with wireless capability, designed to withstand the harshest conditions in both civilian and combat missions, ensuring uninterrupted…

Veridas Voice Biometrics Now Available on Genesys AppFoundry

Joy Finnegan

A Spanish technology company specializing in digital identity and biometrics, announced its Voice Biometrics Solution is now available on the Genesys AppFoundry, a marketplace of solutions offering a curated selection of applications and integrations that elevate customer and employee experiences. With Veridas Voice Biometrics, Genesys says customers can easily identify their users in as little…

Explosive Vapor Detectors (EVD) Ready To Be Implemeted for Air Cargo Screening at ECAC Level

Joy Finnegan

Air Cargo Screening is mandatory in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), however, it is a complex and expensive activity, mainly because current technologies, mainly EDD (Explosive Detection Dogs) and X-Rays (imaging), don’t fulfill the requirements demanded by the air cargo operators in terms of detection performances (low DR: Detection Rate and high…

Smiths Detection Launches New Dual-View X-ray Scanners

Joy Finnegan

Smiths Detection announced that it has launched the SDX 100100 DV series, comprising of two dual-view X-ray scanners. The SDX 100100 DV HC features a high conveyor and is specifically designed to meet the needs of airports, parcel services, carriers, customs facilities, and other high security environments, while the low conveyor model SDX 100100 DV LC…

Saab Offers Four Expeditionary Submarines to the Netherlands

Joy Finnegan

Saab’s offered solution is based on a successful, proven and future-proof design. It will incorporate the latest capabilities and technologies, whilst its truly modular design will allow for new technologies as they evolve to ensure relevance for many years to come. Saab and Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group have cooperated since 2015 and the offer…

Aeroporti di Roma Gets More Travelers to their Destination on Time with Dynatrace 

Joy Finnegan

Dynatrace announced that Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), the largest airport operator in Italy – serving nearly 50 million people annually via more than 100 airlines and the Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci and Ciampino airports – is using the Dynatrace platform to keep travelers flowing through its airports quickly and efficiently. Digital systems are at the heart of ADR’s efficiency,…

NEW Benzene-Specific Monitor for Tighter International Regulations

Joy Finnegan

ION Science has launched a new, upgraded version of Titan, its fixed benzene-specific monitor, called the Titan 2. In accordance with recent legislation changes, Titan 2 offers enhanced stability and sensitivity, supporting ION’s continued mission of protecting lives and preserving the environment. “Benzene is a toxic, carcinogenic gas representing a serious threat to many workers,…

U.S. Prevents Iran from Seizing Two Merchant Tankers in Gulf of Oman

Joy Finnegan

On July 5, U.S. forces prevented two attempted commercial tanker seizures by the Iranian Navy after the Iranians had opened fire in one of the incidents near the coast of Oman. Both of these incidents occurred in international waters. At 1 a.m. local time, one Iranian naval vessel approached the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker TRF…

Operation Lone Star Deploys New Border Security Deterrence Strategies

Operation Lone Star Deploys New Border Security Deterrence Strategies

Joy Finnegan

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Texas National Guard are working together to secure the border, stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons and people into Texas. They hope to prevent, detect and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry. In conjunction with Operation Lone Star, Governor Abbott announced…