JAMAICA ORDERS CARGO INSPECTION SYSTEM
SUNNYVALE - The Advanced Research and Applications Corporation (ARACOR), a manufacturer of x-ray imaging systems, has received an order for its Eagle Mobile Cargo Inspection System from the Port Authority of Jamaica.
 The Port Authority is the principal maritime agency responsible for the development and regulation of Jamaica's port and shipping industry.
The system is designed for inspecting cargo containers and trucks at seaports and other ports of entry.
According to a spokesman for the Port Authority, the system will be used to prevent the smuggling of weapons, explosives, drugs and other contraband and to provide a comprehensive inspection to confirm the cargo is as listed on the bill of lading.
"A goal of the Port Authority is to use the Eagle and other security equipment that they are purchasing to support Jamaica's certification under the US Department of Homeland Security's Container Security Initiative," the spokesman said.
The Eagle system is used to radiographically examine cargo containers and trucks to detect contraband, and verify manifests; it moves under its own power from one location to another and can be transported intact by ship, or disassembled for shipment by truck or rail.
Cargo equivalent to more than 12 inches of steel can be penetrated and a 20-foot cargo container (TEU) can be scanned in less than thirty seconds with an image immediately available to the inspecting authorities.
Although the comprehensive evaluation of an image can take minutes, new wireless data communications technology enables additional inspectors at a separate location to participate in image evaluation.
According to industry reports, ARACOR is also developing detection technologies that can identify the presence of special nuclear materials, nuclear weapons, explosives and drugs at the same time x-ray inspections of the cargo are being conducted by the Eagle system.
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