The Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) on Saturday installed a state-of-the-art container-scanner system to comply with the directives of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Abdullah Yousuf opened the system in the presence of a large number of people from the shipping sector, said a press release.
The container scanner has the latest x-ray acceleration technology with the cutting edge specifications of dual view scanning ie scanning from the side and the top of the container, to give a three-dimensional image, the release said.
The scanner has 6 MeV electron beam energy for penetration of up to 340 mm thick steel. The advance specifications of the PICT scanner and cutting edge technology has made PICT second facility in the world to have installed a scanner of such high technological capability.
The purpose of the scanner, which has been manufactured by Nuctech Company Limited (China), is to provide non-intrusive customs examination which would enable Pakistan Customs to view with unparalleled clarity the contents of the goods inside the container without opening the container, said the release.
This will facilitate the trade by reducing the time and effort consumed by the conventional method of customs examination. PICT has also installed monitors at the scanner to detect any radioactive substance inside the containers. The scanner would also serve to deter any contraband and explosives, it added.-PR
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