Penang Port scores a first with facial recognition tech

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Port Commission (PPC) is beefing up security with state-of-the-art facial recognition technology at all entry points starting tomorrow.

Visitors, customers, vendors and forwarders will now be identified via biometrics technology at all six PPC facilities, five of them in the mainland – North Butterworth Container Terminal, Butterworth Wharves, Prai Wharves, Prai Bulk Cargo Terminal and Vegetable Oil Tanker Pier.