GateKeeper USA Touts Device It Says Can Meet 100% Container Scanning Mandate
GateKeeper USA Inc.'s CAMS device can meet U.S. Department of Homeland security100% container screening requirements, the company said. CAMS is the only known equipment that can scan the interior of a shipping container 24/7 and will signal alerts in real…
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time from the moment it's loaded until it's shipped inland and taken off at its final destination, it said. The press release responded to recent news reports that the U.S. had backed off its cargo-scanning goals. CBP said port X-ray and Gamma-ray machines could only scan 4.1 percent of the millions of containers arriving in U.S. ports each year, it said. Nevertheless, U.S. legislators continue to favor the 100% mandate because they’re worried about terrorists detonating dirty bombs at ports, it said. Failure to detect chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive material “is a breach that cannot be tolerated” and the CAMS device is the way to resolve the problem, the company said.