RFID in Container Transportation

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RFID in Container Transportation
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Highlights

• Project start
• Project goal
• Smart Secure Tradelanes project content
• Technology
• Phase I achievements
• Start of phase II

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Project start

• Initiative resulting from 9/11/2001 attacks
• US government plus 3 major Port operating
  companies
• PO ports
• PSA
• Hutchison Port Holdings
• Strategic Council Security Technology

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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.

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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.

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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

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Technology continued
HandHeld Terminal
Electronic Seal
Fixed position E-seal reader
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Technology continued
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Technology continued
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Technology continued
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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

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Goals for SST 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