Lawrence Livermore, VeriTainer Agreement
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and VeriTainer Corporation have entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). The CRADA will be used to refine and enhance VeriTainer’s patented crane mounted scanning (CMS) technology. The CRADA will be in place for three-and-a-half years and require approximately $4m in funding. LLNL will work in cooperation with VeriTainer’s scientists and engineers to enhance both gamma and neutron detection sensitivity, while maintaining the capabilities of VeriTainer’s CMS. The system has been operated for the past four years in field tests run at three ports and in five different terminals.
Chew President, VeriTainer Asia
VeriTainer Corporation, a crane mounted maritime security solutions, announced the formation of VeriTainer (Asia) Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of VeriTainer Corporation. VeriTainer Asia Pte. Ltd. will be headquartered in Singapore. Ms. Annie Chew has been elected as President of VeriTainer Asia. Currently VeriTainer's VP of Asian Markets, Ms. Chew brings experience in the shipping business as the former Chief Information Officer of Singapore based Neptune Orient Lines. The VeriSpreader(TM) performs its detection measurements during the normal loading and/or discharge of the container. Embedded in existing equipment and utilizing the time afforded within existing operations, the VeriSpreader(TM) neither delays the movement of freight nor requires valuable terminal real estate.
SFI Operational in U.K., Pakistan and Honduras
Southampton Container Terminals, United Kingdom, Port Qasim, Pakistan (both managed by DP World) and Puerto Cortez, Honduras will become the first seaports to implement the Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) beginning October 12 by scanning all maritime containers destined for the U.S. for nuclear or other radiological materials. These ports fulfill the requirements set out in the Security and Accountability For Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006, which establishes a program that couples Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) and radiation detection technology. Data from these systems is then provided to U.S. officials at U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s National Targeting Center for analysis.
