Iridium, Dutch Firm Team on Maritime Container Security System
A Dutch firm plans to use the Iridium Satellite system to monitor shipping containers remotely to reduce the threat of terrorists tampering with those containers. ZOCA Container Security BV is preparing a trial with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said Jaap van den Hoek, ZOCA managing director. “We want to set a standard for containers security,” said van den Hoek. “We’ve chosen Iridium because it has virtually 100 percent coverage.”Full Story