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

Product Type: Market Research Report Publication Date: Sep 30, 2004
 
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SUMMARY

2004-2012 - Maritime 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.

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 Driver
  • 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
  • 9.5. 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

  • 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


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

Publisher: Homeland Security Research Corporation

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