The Buenaventura Container Terminal already had a surveillance camera solution in place consisting of 118 cameras to help deal with sea traffic congestion and other security matters. However, seaports are challenging environments to monitor and many security cameras simply cannot handle the tough environmental conditions. Strong winds, heavy rain, windblown salt, and major fluctuations in temperature make taking accurate images difficult. This, the newest and largest seaport in Colombia was no different.

The Buenaventura Container Terminal is located near the Panama Canal, making it the closest port to the Far East. Over 200,000 cargo container units go through these ports each year. More is expected due to the Panama Canal expansion project.

The surveillance cameras needed to be protected against the elements. Their solution was to install the Messoa SAH725 camera housing on all their cameras. The SAH725 camera housing is a die-casting aluminum housing with a rating of IP67, which also protects the camera from the salt damage and strong rains common in coastal settings. The housing is very tolerant of temperature and humidity changes, functioning well in -40ºC–60ºC temperatures and 20–80% relative humidity, both of which are common in coastal environments.
In addition the sleek and stylish design of the camera housing matched the pleasing aesthetic qualities of the brand new seaport.

All the ports cameras were outfitted with the SAH725. Camera repairs and replacements have been almost eliminated. Port officials are happy that fewer resources are being used to take care of this problem.