Airports / Seaports / Railroads
Boon Edam Wins Order for First Self-Boarding Lanes in China
Royal Boon Edam today announces that they have won the order for the installation of their Airport Swinglane self-boarding security lane at Xiamen International Airport in China. This project will be the first self-boarding project in China which is not installed as part of a pilot program.
Standard for Airport Security Access Control Systems
Available at No Cost to U.S. Airport Operators is the recently produced document Standard for Airport Security Access Control Systems. DO-230D provides guidance on acquiring and designing airport security access control systems, testing and evaluating system performance, and operational requirements.
Aviation Experts Address Drone Fears at GTA Conference
Airport investigators, fresh after marking the 9/11 anniversary, are gathering in the GTA to share information on the latest security threats to the flying public. Police said threats made on social media against Pearson airport, other airports, and the threat of attacks by unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drones, are some of the issues facing investigators at a conference next month.
Airport Network-Based Video Surveillance Solutions
The security requirements at airports are extremely high and video surveillance plays a major role in this area. Until now the task of monitoring every part of an airport has necessitated immense arrays of cameras. With its Panomera® multifocal sensor system, Dallmeier introduces an entirely new approach to video security technology. No matter where at the Airport: on take-off or landing runways, the airfield and hangars, the terminal buildings and baggage handling systems, car parks or access roads.
?Smart? Lighting System Provides Surveillance at U.S. Airport
From the runway at Newark Liberty International Airport, you can see the entire skyline of Manhattan. It is one of the busiest airports on the continent, so you’d expect it […]
Drunk Man Sneaks Onto Plane In England; Doesn’t Recall How
Lee Jezard managed to get on a Lufthansa plane at Birmingham Airport. A 22-year-old man who breached layers of airport security before boarding an empty plane was too drunk to […]
LAX Extends Incident Management With NICE Situator Web App
NICE Systems and AECOM Technology Corporation announced that they are helping Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) extend its situation management capabilities from the control room to the field. The airport […]
Effort Takes Off To Improve Security At Merrill Field, Anchorage
It’s relatively easy to get out to Merrill Field and get an up-close look at all the airplanes there. It may not be that way much longer. The Anchorage Assembly […]
Everyone Entering Australia To Have Biometric Data Scanned
A $700 million update to Australia’s border management system will mean that everyone entering the country will have their data scanned and matched against a biometrics database. The Australian Customs […]
Fluidmesh Innovative Technology Providing Fast Wi-Fi To Railway Passengers
Free Wi-Fi, once considered a commodity, is now viewed as a necessity by much of the public. In planes, trains, and automobiles increasingly more consumers are coming to expect the […]
Biometric Identity Verification Is Coming To Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport
Biometrics assume certain human parts are unique; that the patterns of our fingerprints and irises vouch for who we are. Later this summer, screening at McCarran Airport will include an […]
MorphoTrust Opens New Biometric Enrolment Centers For TSA Pre Program
MorphoTrust, along with the TSA, has recently opened six new TSA Pre™ biometric enrollment centers throughout the United States. New locations include the Boston Logan Airport, Charlotte Douglas International, Pittsburgh […]
Global Port Security Management Market Drivers, Challenges & Trends 2018
Port security refers to the physical and cyber security implemented in airport and marine port premises. As airports and marine ports are the major hubs for transportation between countries and […]
Philly SEPTA’s $11Million Savings Contributed To Surveillance Cameras
The 17,659 surveillance cameras that Philadephia, PA’s SEPTA has in its vehicles and stations have contributed to a significant decrease in the amount of money SEPTA spends on injury and […]
Bomb Uncovered From A Passenger In Douala Cameroon Airport
The government of Cameroon is currently trying to use an extradition convention to bring back into the country, one Mohamed Saleem who narrowly eluded security and traveled to Morocco from […]
Computer Glitch Causes Delays At Airports And Sea Ports
Passengers are experiencing disruption at a number of UK airports and sea ports after an IT glitch, the Home Office has said. Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, and Birmingham are among the […]
DHS Testing Biometric Exit Devices At Mock Airport This Summer
With other nations already utilizing such technology, the U.S. Homeland Security Department is preparing to test biometric devices that will let it track passengers when they exit the country, in […]
Multi-Airport Access Control And Video Security Unification
Travelers worldwide have come to expect top-notch security whether a flight takes them to an airport terminal at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, London Heathrow Airport, or Haneda Airport in Toyko. […]
Trouble On The CTA: Do Rider Cameras Capture More Then Security Cameras?
The CTA says it’s trains and buses are safe, and for the majority of users, that’s true. But for those who get caught in the middle of a fight on […]
Tokyo Airport Security Loses Top-Secret Memo Before Obama Visit
Security codes for Tokyo’s main airport had to be changed just days before President Obama arrived, after an employee dropped a memo containing the top-secret details. The Skymark Airlines employee […]