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PORT SECURITY

AN INTEGRATED AN INTEGRATED

HIGH-TECH APPROACH TO HIGH-TECH APPROACH TO

PORT SECURITYPORT SECURITY

DP World employs a sophisticated Vidsys technology platform to eliminate stovepipes and integrate myriad security solutions.

By Joseph Keefe

World London Gateway provides deep-sea broad even for the best of security watch teams to take in. shipping access to one the largest consumer From the beginning, the port sought out an integrated security

DP markets in the UK. Naturally, the task of keep- platform to provide better situational awareness and data ana- ing all of that safe from outside threats, while also balancing lytics capabilities. Eventually, they turned to Vidsys.

that important task with the need to ensure an ef? cient inter-

HOW IT WORKS modal supply chain is no easy task. That’s because this facility routinely intercepts stolen vehicles, narcotics, and illegal im- Vidsys provides a physical security information manage- migrants, while working closely with local and London MET ment (CSIM) software platform solution. CSIM software is police, the UK highways agency and the Ministry of Defense. a force multiplier especially for organizations with a large

Like any port terminal, DP world London Gateway employs physical footprint because the software geospatially aligns dozens of methods and equipment packages to ensure safety. information and assets into a single user interface. CSIM

All of that produces an avalanche of data and information too has ? ve core areas of functionality: it collects, analyzes, 48 Maritime Logistics Professional January/February 2018 | |