E-tag to track ship containers all the way
By Xin Dingding | China Daily | Updated: 2008-03-11 07:15
Containers to be monitored through homegrown technology are being loaded on a ship in Shanghai yesterday. The e-tags attached on the containers will send warning signals if they are opened without authorization during the journey. If the pilot program is successful, it will help better fight terrorism, stowaways and contamination of products. Inset: A worker attaches an e-tag to a container. Xinhua |
SHANGHAI: Homegrown technology was used for the first time yesterday for real-time monitoring of container shipment in the country's commercial hub.
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