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Cassidian’s integrated security system for the protection of Tanger Med harbour now in full operation
June 2013 by Emmanuelle Lamandé
Cassidian has completed the integrated security system for the protection of Tanger Med harbour in northern Morocco.
The Integrated MARitime SECurity (IMARSEC) system is now in full
operation. It encompasses video surveillance and video content analysis,
maritime surveillance, an access control system that includes biometry and
optical character recognition, a public address system, a communications
network and a control room. The integrated security system combats illegal
immigration, terrorist attacs and smuggling on the territory of Africa’s
biggest port.
In addition to all the security measures that make up the system, Cassidian
has installed its port security management system, known as SecuriSyte, allowing the operators to manage the integrated subsystems with a single, unified interface.
Tanger Med is the biggest port of Africa. Once Tanger Med II – the extension
of the current facilities – has been completed in 2015, the harbour will have a
total capacity of 8.5 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit), making it as
well the biggest port in the Mediterranean Sea. The construction of Tanger
Med was launched in 2004, and the first commercial operations began in
2007. Cassidian embarked on the project in 2008.
