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"The ISOTRACK Research for SME Associations(R4A) project had developed a system to monitor intermodal containers’ location, integrity and load in real-time throughout the supply chain.The main innovations include:- composite container door that is transparent to radiofrequency- that has embedded electronic systems to monitor the internal condition of the container- wirelessly transmit informat ...

...onse. The ubiquity of containers is the system’s principal strength; however there is little or no control over possible mis-use of the system by terrorists because less than 2% of containers are X-rayed or checked at ports. Current tracking devices require external antennas and are prone to damage or vandalism. Our concept is to replace the container door with a composite one which is transparent ...