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2004-2012 - Maritime Smart Container Market/Technology Forecast Report

Published by: Homeland Security Research Corporation

Published: Sep. 1, 2004 - 312 Pages


Table of Contents




1. SCOPE
1.1. COVERAGE
1.2. WHO IS THIS REPORT FOR?
1.3. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS
1.4. METHODOLOGY

2. MARITIME SMART CONTAINER - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2.1. SETTING THE STAGE
2.1.1. What is a Smart Container? 2.1.2. Why Smart Containers
2.2. THE DYNAMICS OF CONTAINER SECURITY
2.2.1. Smart Container Market Drivers and Inhibitors 2.2.2. Container Security Dynamics and the Smart Container Market
2.2.3. Integration of Economic and Regulatory Drivers
2.3. TECHNOLOGIES AND THE FUTURE MARKET
2.4. MAIN CONCLUSIONS
2.5. 2004-2012 WORLDWIDE SMART CONTAINER OUTLAY FORECAST (BY SCENARIO)
2.5.1. Outlay - Scenario I
2.5.2. Outlay - Scenario II

3. INTRODUCTION TO SMART CONTAINERS
3.1. THE MARITIME (CONTAINER) SHIPPING INDUSTRY
3.2. WHAT IS A SMART CONTAINER?
3.2.1. Why Smart Containers?
3.3. SMART CONTAINERS - EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT

4. SMART CONTAINER - CURRENT/RELEVANT LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
4.1. LEGISLATION/REGULATIONS
4.1.1. Introduction
4.1.2. International Maritime Organization (IMO) Security Proposals
4.1.3. Container Security Initiative (CSI)
4.1.4. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
4.1.5. United States 24-hour advance manifest rule
4.1.6. World Customs Organization
4.1.7. G8 Activity
4.1.8. EU Activity
4.1.9. The US Port, Maritime, and Rail Security Act of 2001 (S. 1214)
4.2. SMART CONTAINER STANDARDS
4.2.1. RFID Standards and Frequencies
4.2.2. Infrared And Contact Technologies
4.2.3. Mobile (Long Range) Communications
4.2.4. Security Standards And Regulations

5. SMART CONTAINER - INDUSTRY DRIVERS
5.1. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND PRICE/PERFORMANCE
5.2. CUSTOMER DEMANDS FROM MARKET LEADERS
5.3. ABILITY TO ARTICULATE AND DEMONSTRATE VALUE PROPOSITIONS
5.3.1. Current state of smart container value proposition
5.4. TERRORIST EVENTS, REACTIONS, AND REGULATIONS

6. SMART CONTAINER - INDUSTRY INHIBITORS
6.1. CONCERNS ABOUT EFFICACY
6.2. CONCERNS ABOUT HARMONIZATION AND GLOBAL APPLICABILITY
6.3. CONCERNS ABOUT OPERATIONAL IMPACTS
6.4. CONCERNS ABOUT COSTS AND INVESTMENT NEEDS
6.5. FLEET TRANSITION AND BENEFIT REALIZATION
6.6. RESISTANCE TO REGULATION AND CHANGE

7. THE DYNAMICS OF SMART CONTAINER MARKET GROWTH
7.1. SMART CONTAINER ECONOMICS
7.2. SMART CONTAINER REGULATORY PRESSURES
7.2.1. Unstable Regulatory Ground Rules
7.3. INTEGRATING ECONOMIC AND REGULATORY DRIVERS

8. SMART CONTAINER - CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES
8.1. CURRENT SMART CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES - BACKGROUND
8.2. CURRENT SMART CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES
8.3. ELECTRONIC (E) SEALS (ACTIVE AND PASSIVE) AND READERS
8.3.1. Background
8.3.2. Traditional Use Of Mechanical Seals
8.4. RFID DEVICES
8.4.1. Active vs. Passive RFID Tags
8.4.2. RFID Communications Methods
8.4.3. Carrier frequencies used for RFID communication
8.4.4. Data transfer rate and bandwidth
8.4.5. Transmission and Transmitter Power
8.4.6. Transponders / Tags
8.4.7. Basic features of a RFID smart container transponder
8.4.8. Reader / Interrogator
8.4.9. RF Transponder Programmers
8.4.10. Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic-seals Systems Technology
8.5. INTERNAL INTRUSION DETECTION SENSORS AND SYSTEMS
8.5.1. Internal Intrusion Detection Sensors - Background
8.5.2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Internal Intrusion Detection Sensors Technology
8.6. CARGO CONDITION AND THREAT DETECTION SENSORS
8.6.1. Cargo Condition and Threat Detection Sensors - Background
8.6.2. Cargo Condition and Threat Detection Sensors - Detailed Description of Technologies
8.6.3. Advantages and Disadvantages of Cargo Condition and Threat Detection Sensors Technology
8.7. LONG DISTANCE CONTAINER TRACKING SYSTEMS
8.7.1. Long Distance Container Tracking Systems - Background
8.7.2. Wide Area Communications and Tracking
8.7.3. Container Tracking Systems -Description of Technologies
8.7.4. Modularity Vs. Turnkey Approach
8.8. SMART NETWORKS (POST PROCESSING/ADDED-VALUE/ROUTING)

9. SMART CONTAINER - PRODUCT/TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK - 2004-2012
9.1. INTRODUCTION - SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-FRONT PROGRESS
9.2. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS AND GUIDELINES
9.2.1. Technology
9.2.2. Threats
9.2.3. Economy
9.2.4. Politics
9.3. EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES - OVERVIEW
9.3.1. Techno-Tactical Analysis
9.4. THE INTER-RELATION BETWEEN SMART CONTAINERS AND CONTAINER SCREENING COMMUNICATIONS
9.5.1. Basic Communication Means
9.6. CONTAINER INTRUSION DETECTION AND PEOPLE SENSING
9.7. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION SENSING
9.8. FUTURE SMART CONTAINER WMD AND EXPLOSIVES SENSING
9.8.1. Nuclear Radiation Screening Portals
9.8.2. Bio-Chemical and Explosives Sensors
9.8.3. On-board Nuclear, Radiation, and Bio-Chemical Sensors
9.9. THE IDEAL HIGH-SECURITY FUTURE SMART CONTAINER
9.9.1. High-Security Smart Container vs. Supply Chain Smart Container
9.10. FUTURE SMART CONTAINER CLASSIFICATION: MANUAL, LOCAL, AND GLOBAL TRACKING
9.10.1. Manual Tracking of Future Smart Container
9.10.2. Local Tracking Future Smart Container
9.10.3. Long Distance Tracking Future Smart Container
9.11. THE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (HSARPA) FUTURE
SMART CONTAINER INITIATIVE
9.12. CONTAINER SCREENING INFRASTRUCTURE SCHEMES
9.13. SMART MARITIME CONTAINER FUTURE TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION - CONCLUSIONS
9.14. 2012 SMART CONTAINERS THREAT MITIGATION FORECASTED STATUS

10. MARITIME SMART CONTAINER - MARKET OUTLOOK (2004-2012)
10.1. MARITIME SMART CONTAINER - FORECAST METHODOLOGY
10.2. SMART MARITIME CONTAINER MARKET FORECAST - FACTS AND ASSUMPTIONS
10.2.1. General Assumptions
10.2.2. Scenario I - Assumptions
10.2.3. Scenario II - Assumptions
10.3. ELECTRONIC SEALS AND SMART CONTAINERS: GROWTH IN INSTALLED BASE
10.3.1. Manual Reading Only Electronic-seals
10.3.2. Present Generation Smart Containers by Tracking Technology Installed Base
10.3.3. Next Generation Smart Containers Installed Base
10.3.4. Total 2004-2012 Smart Containers Consolidated Installed Base
10.4. SMART CONTAINERS ANNUAL TRIPS
10.4.1. Scenario I Smart Container Annual Trips
10.4.2. Scenario II Smart Container Annual Trips
10.5. ANNUAL UNIT SALES OF ELECTRONIC-SEALS
10.5.1. Present Generation Smart Containers by Tracking Technology Equipment Unit Sales
10.5.2. Next Generation Smart Containers Unit Sales
10.5.3. Total Smart Containers Unit Sales
10.6. ELECTRONIC SEALS AND SMART CONTAINERS ANNUAL SALES [$M]
10.6.1. Manual Read Only Electronic-seals [<3m] Annual Sales
10.6.2. Annual Sales of Present Generation Tracking Smart Containers [$Millions]
10.6.3. Annual Sales of Next Generation Smart Containers
10.6.4. Total Smart Containers Annual Sales

11. SMART CONTAINERS - PRICING OUTLOOK - 2004-2012

12. ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
12.1. SMART CONTAINER COSTS
12.2. SMART CONTAINER BENEFITS
12.2.1. Summary Benefit Estimates
12.3. COST AND BENEFIT OBSERVATIONS

13. SMART CONTAINER - VENDORS
13.1. SMART CONTAINER PRODUCTS - VENDOR OUTLOOK
13.2. SMART CONTAINER PRODUCTS - VENDOR PROFILES

14. SMART CONTAINER - SERVICE BUSINESS
2004-2012 Smart Container Industry Report - TOC
14.1. SCENARIO I
14.2. SCENARIO II

15. SMART CONTAINER - BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES
15.1. INTRODUCTION
15.2. CONTAINER SIX-WALL INTRUSION SENSORS SUB-SYSTEM
15.2.1. Intrusion Detection Reliability
15.3. CENTRALIZED CONTAINER FLEET INTELLIGENCE, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION AND INTERCEPTION INFRASTRUCTURE
15.4. MITIGATION OF RADIO PROPAGATION MASKING
15.5. SMART CONTAINER ON-BOARD WMD AND EXPLOSIVES SENSING

16. SMART CONTAINER - PATENT REVIEW
16.1. SCOPE
16.2. GPS/ LOCATION DETERMINATION PATENTS
16.3. SMART CONTAINER COMMUNICATION
16.4. CONTAINER FLEET MANAGEMENT
16.5. ELECTRONIC-SEALS READERS
16.6. INTRUSION DETECTORS
16.7. ELECTRONIC SEALS
16.8. MISC.

17. GLOSSARY
APPENDIX A - AN OCEAN CARRIER AND SHIPPER PERSPECTIVE ON SMART
CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES
APPENDIX B - A VENDOR’S RESPONSE TO THE WSC, NITL, AND IMRA

Abstract

Container-borne terror is a major point of concern for anti-terror and supply-chain managers. The new Smart Container Market/Technology Forecast Report provides an in-depth analysis and forecast of the maritime smart container market through 2012. The report covers present and next generation technologies and products, market status and evolution (based on a Delphi survey and in-house research), analysis of drivers and inhibitors, smart container economics, cost-benefit analysis, potential business opportunities and relevant patent review.

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