Chennai to get new box scanner
An x-ray machine to scan cargo in containers will be be installed soon at the Chennai port, reported The Hindu.
A similar machine is in place in Nhava Sheva for the last 10 years, said a senior official of the Chennai Customs without giving the exact date of installation.
A truck loaded with containerised cargo just need to pass through the huge machine, which will scan for any suspicious cargo. Such a machine is available at many global ports.
The need for such a scanner at all major ports was initiated by the government to increase security. The scanner, which will be the latest and most advanced in the world, claimed the official, will cost nearly US$11.7 million. Only Japan has installed two such scanners, said S. Kannan, commissioner of Customs (exports), Chennai.
Mala Srivastava, chief commissioner of Customs, Chennai, said that a container scanner is already in place at Nhava Sheva. On a random basis, the Customs department scans 12-15 per cent of containers at Nhava Sheva, she said.
A similar machine is in place in Nhava Sheva for the last 10 years, said a senior official of the Chennai Customs without giving the exact date of installation.
A truck loaded with containerised cargo just need to pass through the huge machine, which will scan for any suspicious cargo. Such a machine is available at many global ports.
The need for such a scanner at all major ports was initiated by the government to increase security. The scanner, which will be the latest and most advanced in the world, claimed the official, will cost nearly US$11.7 million. Only Japan has installed two such scanners, said S. Kannan, commissioner of Customs (exports), Chennai.
Mala Srivastava, chief commissioner of Customs, Chennai, said that a container scanner is already in place at Nhava Sheva. On a random basis, the Customs department scans 12-15 per cent of containers at Nhava Sheva, she said.
