Union Pacific demanding seals
NewsThe Union Pacific Railroad (UP) has issued a customer advisory stating that it will require container seals on all intermodal shipments beg...
Container tracking for Latin America port authorities
NewsUK-based t42 has sold 500 container tracking devices for use at ports in Latin America....
BA scanner
NewsAPM Terminals has inaugurated what is claimed to be the first x-ray truck scanner in Argentina. It is capable of processing 120-140 containe...
COSMIC scanning method tested
NewsA European Project called COSMIC is preparing to test a system for detecting CBRNE (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosiv...
Container 42 gets a lock
NewsImbema has added its container security device to the sensor-laden data collection box called Container 42....
New scanner for Singapore
NewsDecision Sciences International has won a contract to supply Singapore with a container scanning system....
WindBreaker takes flight
NewsThe WindBreaker container security device introduced last year is proving very successful, according to Ron Mekkes, managing director of Win...
Storm Protector launched
NewsGerman company FT Containerparts has recently launched a container securing device called Storm Protector. Designed to secure containers in ...
Security getting smarter
NewsISO 17712 is in place for bolt seals, but the real growth in container security is expected to be in M2M technologies, via cellular and sate...
Smarter containers
NewsThe EU Joint Research Centre (JRC) is investigating the idea of using ultra-smart technologies to provide an overarching security solution f...
Unisto gains ISO 17712 compliance
NewsContainer security seal manufacturer Unisto has achieved compliance with ISO 17712, the new international standard for mechanical freight co...
Container security moves a step forward
NewsContainer security took a big step forward on September 1, 2010, when the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) finally ratif...
Sealock spins out Rotobloc seal
NewsIn reaction to the new, tougher US container security regime, Sealock Security Systems of Miami has added a highstrength bolt seal - known a...
Box security bolts ahead
NewsISO/PAS 17712 is expected to be ratified by the end of this year, providing a further boost to bolt and cable seal manufacturers....