Cargotec launches mobile SafePort security solutions

The technology is currently being used in a vessel-mounted application at a US port, in addition to a crane application (on the spreader bar) at the Port of Charleston. In addition to vessels and trucks, new SafePort solutions also include straddle carrier and shuttle carrier radiation detection equipment. These solutions feature radiation and fissile material sensors mounted on a self-propelled frame structure that can scan rows of containers stacked up to four high.

SafePort yard scanning solutions provide for 100% verification of containers in a stack at a port for hazardous radiological materials, says Cargotec. Sensor modules, engineered to fit down the legs on each side of the straddle or shuttle carrier, are designed to scan as they straddle and move down stacks of containers.

SafePort security solutions are particularly well-suited to address the significant ‘security gap’ issues that exist at transhipment terminals, according to Cargotec. For all applications, the technology has been formally evaluated by various US government agencies to verify system accuracy.