ContainIT - Container security through embedded IT systems
Overview
Background & policy context:
Container transport is the backbone of the international freight traffic. Sea and inland waterway transport is closely linked to rail and road transport. This results in multimodal transport chains. The increasing, also global, network of heterogeneous logistics systems also creates security risks. This is what the project ContainIT focusses on: Combining efficient ICT solutions for logistics with innovative security solutions. The solutions are based on scenarios, such as a terrorist act or sabotage. Furthermore, a lack of transparency in the logistic chain and problems with the traceability of goods as well as inadequate availability of relevant data can also lead to disruptions or failures in the supply of goods.
Objectives:
The goal of the ContainIT project is the design of an open, standards-based IT architecture for freight logistics in order to connect existing stand-alone solutions. This architecture should contain functions for the early detection of dangerous situations for container transports. This includes the traceability of the physical handling of the container, the management of the relevant documents and the data exchange along the logistics chain. Organizational, technical and legal aspects are included in the research.
An IT-based, systematic collection of individual information for the entire logistics chain should lead to a holistic picture of the situation. With this, disturbances and abnormalities in the freight transportation chain can be identified immediately and the resulting risks can be assessed. Transport chains can also be optimized in this way.
Methodology:
The ContainIT project was divided into 3 subprojects:
- information and communications technology, ICT
- integrated risk management
- cost-benefit analysis and prototype
Through the integration of leading industrial partners, a high relevance for real-life applications was achieved.
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