Application of freight identification technologies to marine transportation

This study was carried out to investigate the use of freight identification technology for marine container tracking. This research was also intended to evaluate the different forms of the technology and enlighten ocean carriers on the strengths and weaknesses of each technology. The various currently available products and the technologies they represent are identified along with their technical characteristics. Three metrics are identified to assist in evaluating the technologies for this application. These are: Level of Service, Cost, and Institutional or Legal factors. The technologies are evaluated in relationship to these metrics and several implementation strategies are suggested. Included are descriptions of some of the technical background and features of the technologies.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Ocean Engineering.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

1999

Author dc:creator

• Calder, Jon P. (Jon Patrick), 1955-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Henry S. Marcus.

• Ocean Engineering.

Statement dc:rights

• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9552

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/9552