Abstract
This paper describes new ways to manage the security of
cargo in ports. The work builds on the work performed in
the EU co-sponsored SUPPORT project. The paper gives an
overview of the different methods to track cargo through
the port and the supply chain: cargo can be monitored at
different levels: at vehicle level, at container level,
at transport unit level or at pallet level. Monitoring at
vehicle level is the most widely used, but linking cargo
data and vehicle is difficult in multimodal supply
chains, where vehicles and transport modes change.
Especially nodes where transport modes change are
challenging for cargo monitoring.
Ports are major nodes in the international supply chain
network and their influence to the overall supply chain
security is noteworthy. In supply chains the operators
are mainly interested in their own part of the chain.
Also ports are usually interested in their own defined
part of the supply chain. The challenge for monitoring
solutions is to produce valuable results in the limited
supply chain part. Through modelling of the different
processes and the movement of cargo in the port, weak
spots can be identified. This paper discusses ways for
implementing the monitoring of cargo with respect to
different handling stages and technologies at container
and cargo ports and facilities. The main purpose of the
work described is to provide recommended practices for
monitoring cargo in ports, in order to ensure the
integrity of the cargo in the port and hence throughout
the supply chain
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 2012 |
MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Event | eFreight Conference 2012 - Delft, Netherlands Duration: 9 May 2012 → 10 May 2012 |
Conference
Conference | eFreight Conference 2012 |
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Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Delft |
Period | 9/05/12 → 10/05/12 |
Keywords
- Optimising monitoring
- port security
- cargo monitoring