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RAK Customs opens the new Saqr Port container x-ray scanning inspection system

HE Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al Mehrezi, Director General of RAK Customs Department, opened this Tuesday, the new container x-ray scanning inspection system at Saqr Port Customs Centre, with a number of departmental managers and representatives from the Department's strategic partners and the manufacturer and supplier of the system in attendance. HE Dr. Al Mehrezi, accompanied by Mr. Akram Ciu, General Manager of Nuctech Middle East FZE, toured the facility where they viewed the system in operation and the upgrades and developments introduced through the deployment of this latest and technically advanced inspection equipment to assist RAK Customs inspectors in their duties.

HE Dr. Mohammed Al Mehrezi said that through the patronage and directives of HH Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, member of the Supreme Council and rules of Ras Al Khaimah, and HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Saud Al Qasimi, RAK Crown Prince, and the follow-up of HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, RAK Chairman of RAK Customs Department, RAK Customs Department constantly continues to identify and update systems used in customs inspections and supplies its customs centres with these systems to ensure the safety and security of Ras Al Khaimah and the UAE. “Such systems are in use by customs administrations across the UAE and globally and upgrading to the latest technology at Saqr Port will enable our department to undertake inspections to a high level for the purposes of safety and border security of the country whilst importantly facilitating trade through the use of such non-intrusive methods of inspection to bring further happiness to the society and people from all walks of life in the UAE,” Al Mehrezi stated. Al Mehrezi commended the new scanning system, which is the new generation of high energy portal container, truck, and passenger vehicle inspection systems and which provides efficient screening methods and high quality imaging. He added that the system is suitable for inspection of most vehicles such as containers, trucks, car vans, mini buses and SUVs at border crossing, seaports and airports. Al Mehrezi pointed out that high quality scanning images and powerful software tools helps customs inspectors to identify concealed contraband items inside vehicles without opening and such an investment includes training human resources to provide the required level of operation and achieve projected operational levels. He added that the system adopts the concept of compact modular design for convenient integration with other devices such as Radioactivity Monitoring, Under Vehicle Surveillance System, License Plate Recognition, Container Code Recognition, CCTV and RFID.

25 February 2020

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