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Scanner helps speed up handling time
A container scanning system was put into operation at Cat Lai port in Ho Chi Minh City on April 2, helping the port to speed up the amount of goods it can handle.
The state-of-the-art scanner, offered by the Japanese government is the first one to be provided to the country’s customs.
The scanner, which uses X-rays, cost 867 million JPY (9.6 million USD). It is expected to help the city’s customs officers detect fraudulent goods, thus limiting and preventing smuggling, trade fraud and the transportation of banned goods.
The scanner will also help to speed up the handling of containers, reducing storage costs for businesses and easing the building up of goods at the port.
Cat Lai port is one of the country’s largest container ports, and handles almost 45 percent of the total number of containers entering and leaving the country.
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