A cruise ship at a passenger terminal beside a harbour bridge

Use case

Maritime and Cruise Port Security Screening

Effective security screening measures on cruise ships and within port facilities are essential for ensuring the safety and well-being of passengers, crew, and the vessels themselves.

The challenge

Aviation-style screening doesn't fit a cruise

Effective security screening measures on cruise ships and within port facilities are essential for ensuring the safety and well-being of passengers, crew, and the vessels themselves. Robust maritime security screening measures act as a crucial deterrent against terrorism, the smuggling of illegal substances and weapons, and other potential criminal activities. However, traditional aviation security screening approaches are invasive, time-consuming, and don’t provide a screening operation in keeping with a premium cruise experience.

Where
Cruise ships and port facilities
Products
Apstec Falcon and Falcon Plus
Detects
Metallic and non-metallic threats on the body and in bags
Embarkation
Faster, with no preparation needed for screening

The solution

Security fit for a premium cruise experience

Apstec’s next-generation technologies Falcon and Falcon Plus provide security fit for a premium cruise experience. They are comprehensive smart scanning solutions that deliver consistently high levels of security combined with superior passenger experience. The high-throughput walkthrough portals are designed to quickly and non-invasively screen passengers for a wide range of threats to passengers or the safety of the cruise liner, enabling faster embarkation while delivering superior passenger experience.

Both Falcon and Falcon Plus detect metallic and non-metallic threats carried on the body under clothing, in body-worn and hand-carried bags, thereby mitigating several serious risks not addressed by metal detectors. They significantly improve the passenger experience, getting people on board as quickly and efficiently as possible. Passengers do not need to prepare for screening; they simply walk through at normal walking speed and the system does the rest. No more lines, no need to inconvenience passengers by asking them to divest or submit their hand baggage for x-ray. Together, Falcon and Falcon Plus offer a better option for security screening and a brighter future for the cruise liner industry.

A cruise ship moored beside a terminal at dusk

2,500+ people / hour

screened by Falcon and Falcon Plus

No divesting

Passengers simply walk through at normal walking speed

Indoor & outdoor

Highly mobile, rapid deployment at the terminal

The challenge

Security that fits a premium cruise

Robust maritime security screening acts as a crucial deterrent, but traditional aviation security approaches are invasive and time-consuming.

01

Terrorism

A threat to passengers, crew and the vessels themselves.

02

Smuggling

Of illegal substances and weapons.

03

Slow embarkation

Lines, divesting and hand baggage x-ray are out of keeping with a premium cruise experience.

How it works

Falcon and Falcon Plus at embarkation

High-throughput walkthrough portals that quickly and non-invasively screen passengers for a wide range of threats to passengers or the safety of the cruise liner.

  1. Metallic and non-metallic threats

    Under clothing and in bags

    Both detect threats carried on the body under clothing, in body-worn and hand-carried bags, mitigating serious risks not addressed by metal detectors.

  2. No preparation

    Normal walking speed

    Passengers do not need to prepare for screening; they simply walk through and the system does the rest.

  3. Faster embarkation

    No more lines

    No need to inconvenience passengers by asking them to divest or submit their hand baggage for x-ray.

  4. Discriminative metal detection

    A very low rate of nuisance alerts

    Falcon Plus tells smaller metallic threats from everyday items, alongside Falcon’s proven millimeter-wave detection.

For the cruise line

A brighter future for cruise security

Consistently high levels of security combined with a superior passenger experience, getting people on board as quickly and efficiently as possible.

A cruise ship moored beside its terminal

01

Speed and agility

Highly mobile and rapidly deployed, indoors or outdoors.

02

Monitoring and reporting

Sophisticated monitoring, management and reporting.

03

Lower costs

Streamlines operations and reduces complexity and costs.

04

Award-winning

Apstec Falcon won the Detektor International Award 2025 in the category Alarm & Detection.

Products

Our products

Falcon

Falcon

2500 / h

Weapons, Explosives & Narcotics

  • Millimeter Wave
  • Passive Magnetometry
  • Indoor/Outdoor
  • Mobile
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Falcon Plus

Falcon Plus

2500 / h

Weapons, Explosives & Narcotics

  • Millimeter Wave
  • Active Induction Balance
  • Indoor/Outdoor
  • Mobile
Read more
Merlin

Merlin

2500 / h

Metallic Threats

  • Active Induction Balance
  • Indoor/Outdoor
  • Mobile
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HSR

HSR

6000 / h

Weapons & Explosives

  • Millimeter Wave
  • Passive Magnetometry
  • Indoor
  • Fixed installation
Read more

Questions

Screening at cruise ports

Something else? Write to info@apstecsystems.com or call +46 8 525 130 65.

Why are cruise ports hard to secure?
Effective security screening measures on cruise ships and within port facilities are essential for ensuring the safety and well-being of passengers, crew, and the vessels themselves. Robust maritime security screening measures act as a crucial deterrent against terrorism, the smuggling of illegal substances and weapons, and other potential criminal activities. However, traditional aviation security screening approaches are invasive, time-consuming, and don’t provide a screening operation in keeping with a premium cruise experience.
How does Apstec screen at cruise ports?
Apstec’s next-generation technologies Falcon and Falcon Plus provide security fit for a premium cruise experience. They are comprehensive smart scanning solutions that deliver consistently high levels of security combined with superior passenger experience. The high-throughput walkthrough portals are designed to quickly and non-invasively screen passengers for a wide range of threats to passengers or the safety of the cruise liner, enabling faster embarkation while delivering superior passenger experience. Both Falcon and Falcon Plus detect metallic and non-metallic threats carried on the body under clothing, in body-worn and hand-carried bags, thereby mitigating several serious risks not addressed by metal detectors. They significantly improve the passenger experience, getting people on board as quickly and efficiently as possible. Passengers do not need to prepare for screening; they simply walk through at normal walking speed and the system does the rest. No more lines, no need to inconvenience passengers by asking them to divest or submit their hand baggage for x-ray. Together, Falcon and Falcon Plus offer a better option for security screening and a brighter future for the cruise liner industry.
Which Apstec products suit cruise ports?
Apstec Falcon and Falcon Plus, which detect metallic and non-metallic threats on the body and in bags, for faster embarkation.

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