en.Wedoany.com Reported - The newly built border security facility at the Port of Santander (Puerto de Santander) in Spain has been put into operation. The facility is equipped with eight modules, six self-service kiosks, and ten identity verification workstations.

The Port Authority of Santander (Autoridad Portuaria de Santander, APS) reported that the supply, installation, commissioning, and subsequent three-year maintenance contract for the aforementioned equipment have been awarded through a restricted negotiation procedure (limited to companies accredited by the Ministry of the Interior) to the temporary joint venture (UTE) formed by NTT Data Spain, S.L.U., Idemia Technologies Iberica, S.A.U., and NYY Data Spain Sistemas de Seguridad, S.L.U. The contract amount is €3,437,610, with an execution period of forty months. After the three-year period, APS will transfer ownership of the equipment to the National Security Secretariat of the Ministry of the Interior.

The report also noted that, in the context of the upcoming Entry/Exit System (EES) and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), the port authority has awarded the contract for passenger assistance services to Interim Services Solutions, S.L. The contract amount is €1,792,157, with an execution period of thirty-six months.

APS Chairman César Díaz stated that each container is equipped with one manual inspection station and six self-service terminals, in addition to the ten terminals already in operation at the maritime station, which are used by passengers traveling without vehicles. This initiative aims to accelerate the processing of entry and exit data, refusal of entry records for third-country nationals crossing the external borders of EU member states, as well as travel information and authorizations for visa-exempt third-country nationals.

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