3rd Port Security Summit planned for November

The 3rd Port Security Summit is due to be held on November 25/26 in the port city of Bremen in Germany.

The two day event is aimed at stakeholders from the maritime industry, IT and data associations, consultants, solution and technology providers. Delegates will be drawn from chief security officers, heads of port security, terminal/container managers, safety and security managers, operations and maintenance managers, harbour masters, heads of supply chain security, cargo security managers, ministers of shipping and defence and those in similar roles.

The exhibitors at the event will be port & vessel equipment manufacturers, port security solution providers, and IT suppliers.

Key topics include: • The impact of modern vessel handling techniques within ports; • Implications of cyber security & sustaining terminal automation; • Cargo scanning & automated targeting systems; • Identifying port technology that assists in enhancing port security; • Risk management & identifying different methodology and assessment plans; • Improving port efficiency & securing supply chain; • Practical steps in controlling & minimising crime & theft in port terminals; • Contemporary challenges, future incentives & contingency plans.