EUROPECONTAINERTERMINALS

RFID in Container Transportation

Highlights• Project start

• Project goal

• Smart & Secure Tradelanes project content

• Technology

• Phase I achievements

• Start of phase II

Project start• Initiative resulting from 9/11/2001

attacks• US government plus 3 major Port

operating companies– P&O ports– PSA– Hutchison Port Holdings

• Strategic Council Security Technology

Project Goal• Demonstrate the available technology to make

containers “Secure” and “Smart”.

• Demonstrate Information Communication Technology to present information assuring the physical integrity of a container from origin to destination.

• Collect and provide cargo data and other required information to support appropriate investigation by authorities.

Smart & Secure Trade Lanes• Phase 1 started in November 2002, shipping E-sealed containers between Hong Kong and

Seattle.• Followed in March 2003 by Rotterdam - New York

and the Felixstowe – New York Tradelanes.• In all, 600, containers were shipped with

Electronic-seals during phase 1, ending in November 2003.

• Participants a.o.: Shippers: Target Stores, Xerox, BASF. Carriers a.o.: MOL, Hapag Lloyd.

Technology• Electronic seals (RFID tags)• Global system• Handheld Terminals• Fixed position readers and Signposts• EDI-information• Internet communication• Used by: Shippers, Freight forwarders,

Container Terminal Operators, Consignees• Alert procedures and Inspection procedures

Technology continued

Electronic Seal

HandHeld Terminal

Fixed position E-seal reader

Technology continued

Technology continued

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Barge Term.

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Technology continued

Phase I Achievements

• 600 Containers with E-seals transported• Shipper information improvements• Growing pains in EDI software and physical

E-seal detected• E-seal vulnerability in Barge transportation• Alert-handling “Tampered” containers• US Customs (CBP) “Green Lane”

requirements

Goals for S&ST Phase II• Expand # of Tradelanes• Improved Shipper information • Revised Global system software• Revised Handheld Terminal software• Revised Alert and Inspection -procedures for

Container Terminal personnel• Introduction of the “Sentinel” security monitor• Improved E-seal detection• Improved quality of data