USING TECHNOLOGY TO BRIDGE MARITIME SECURITY GAPS

An ongoing security concern is the inability of port state control and customs officials to obtain comprehensive background information associated with an arriving merchant ship’s commercial enterprise i.e., ships management, crew management, charterers, cargo broker, etc. This situation is especially alarming for container ships, car carriers, and other cargo ships, where potential hiding places for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) weapons and their components are enormous.