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APM Terminals casts doubt on container scanning
16 July 2008
Believes total scanning will hamper smooth global trade.
APM Terminals has cast doubt over whether the scanning of all containers is a sensible move to achieve the best overall security in ports. It also says 100 per cent scanning will hamper the smooth flow of global trade.
Senior vice president of APM Terminals, Peder Søndergaard, told the recent TOC Europe conference in Amsterdam that common sense should prevail in addressing security issues, but he added that the business is more than willing to play its role when it comes to security.
He also strongly urged players in the terminal operating industry to improve capacity and environmental awareness.
The Portworld website quoted him saying “We must find ways to improve capacity in existing terminals and at the same time make these terminals safer, more secure and environmentally friendly.”
It said he warned that “the clock is running out” as increasing container volumes are forecast for the next decade. This “will bring with them bigger challenges and the need for greater security enforcement, environmental mitigation and emission reduction.”
APM Terminals has some 50 terminals world-wide and ships thousands of containers a year to and from the USA.
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