This morning, the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) facilities played host to the “Cyber-security in the Supply Chain: New approaches and challenges” international conference, organized as part of the MEDUSA project, co-funded by the European Commission’s DG HOME Directorate General through its Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism and other Security-related Risks (CIPS) programme.
The conference, organized by the PAV, Fundación Valenciaport and Feports, in their role as members of the European Economic Interest Association – EUROPHAR, was inaugurated by the PAV’s Director of Security and Environmental Issues, Federico Torres, and by the Director of Fundación Valenciaport, Vicente del Río.
During his speech, Federico Torres highlighted the PAV’s involvement in a number of different security projects, as well as implementing groundbreaking initiatives such as CSI (Container Security Management), MEGAPORTS and the ISO 28000 certification.
As for Vicente del Río, he pointed out that Fundación Valenciaport, as a member of EUROPHAR, is very much aware of the importance of security, both physical and cyber, within the port logistics chain, to ensure the efficiency and competitiveness of the national economies. It is for this reason that Fundación Valenciaport takes part in European cooperation initiatives, such as the MEDUSA project.