Sophisticated sensor system tracks ocean freight boxes

THE US Department of Homeland Security has implemented a programme to install sophisticated sensors inside shipping containers to track their progress from storage to delivery points in the naval supply chain.

The Advanced Container Security Device (ACSD) is a small entity that can be fixed to the inside of a container to detect any sort of interference or human shipments, said Sydney-based AZoM.com Pty Ltd.

In the event an abnormality is detected the device will broadcast warning information to the US Customs and Border Protection by means of a Marine Asset Tag Tracking System.

The plug-and-play system in the device facilitates the installation of other security sensors such those for detecting chemical, radioactive or biological materials, using a quality interface.

So far around 40 model systems have been tested, evaluated and delivered, and by the coming financial year the project will implement advanced technologies to "overcome the defects that have been identified during the model system testing trials," the report said.
(Source:www.schednet.com)