Security Upgrade for PORTs.
Funding Year: 2009
Funding Scheme: Large scale integrated project
Sub-Programme: Theme 7, Transport.
Project Duration: 2009-2013
Total Project Value: €9,920,607
EU Grant-Aid: €9,920,607
Grant-Aid to Ireland: €516,120
Lead Partner: BMT Group LTD., UK
Irish Partner: Nautical Enterprise Centre Ltd. Cork.
Website: Not currently available
Project Summary:
SUPPORT will deliver public formal specifications and open standards based tools that will aid security upgrade in EU ports and will be complementary to and usable by other EU projects and initiatives in this area. Emphasis will be given to bring together advances from research on security with results from the main EU projects in maritime and intermodal transport, specifically those concerned with security and interoperability issues.
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