SafeTravellers Pilot Phase 2: Maritime and Land Border Scenarios Demonstration

Constanța, Romania. Maritime Passenger Terminal, Port of Constanța

Following the Railway Pilot Phase 2 demonstration held in Paris on 11 June, SafeTravellers moves to its next operational milestone with the Maritime and Land Border Scenarios demonstration in Constanța. The pilot is organised and coordinated by the General Inspectorate of Romanian Border Police.
This is an internal project event. Unlike the Railway Pilot, it is not open to external observers.

The demonstration puts the SafeTravellers platform and tools into the hands of border police officers during two simulated operational testing scenarios. Both are built to reflect real border control activities and follow the standard procedures currently applied at Romanian border crossing points, allowing the project to evaluate how the technologies perform in genuine operational conditions.

The two scenarios

• Maritime border, arrival by sea. At the passenger terminal in the Port of Constanța, officers will simulate the arrival of a group of international passengers entering Romania by sea, carrying out first-line and second-line checks with the SafeTravellers technologies integrated into the workflow. The scenario tests document and identity verification, including the detection of look-alike fraud, identity substitution and authentic documents obtained under false pretences, and the interaction between the platform and the verification systems already in use.
• Land border, arrival by vehicle. In a parking area near the terminal, set up to simulate a road border crossing point, officers will conduct routine vehicle and passenger checks using mobile and fixed SafeTravellers tools. The scenario focuses on verifying drivers and passengers directly at the vehicle control lane, and on assessing how the tools support rapid risk assessment and decision-making under busy traffic conditions.

The demonstration brings together the tools developed across the project workflow, covering pre-enrolment, first line, second line and back office, among others.
Both scenarios generate operational feedback on the functionality, reliability and practicality of the SafeTravellers solutions in real border management activities, supporting officers in strengthening border security and improving document fraud detection, while fully respecting fundamental rights and data protection requirements.

Stay tuned to know more about the development of SafeTravellers Pilots.