by Maximiliano Crocamo
Interview: Eddie Stolf, head of the border police
A new system for monitoring and tracking vehicles transiting through the Port of Trieste will be activated under an agreement between the Italian State Police and the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority, officials announced this week.
The initiative предусматриes the use of surveillance cameras and digital license-plate readers at the port’s main access points. The system, which has already been installed, will collect data on vehicles entering and leaving the port area and transmit it in real time to the National Electronic Center of the State Police.
The agreement was presented in the presence of Trieste’s chief of police, Lidia Fredella, and the newly appointed president of the Port Authority, Marco Consalvo.
According to officials, the technology will serve both investigative and preventive purposes. Data gathered through the license-plate reading system may be used in criminal investigations and for verifying potential offenses, while also strengthening preventive security measures in what authorities describe as a particularly sensitive area.
The agreement establishes how information collected by the system will be communicated to law enforcement, allowing police forces to access relevant data immediately and to respond more quickly and effectively in carrying out their institutional duties.
With this step, Trieste aligns itself with security practices already in place at other major European seaports and airports, where digital monitoring systems are increasingly used as part of broader strategies to enhance prevention and public safety.
