1. SCOPE1.1. COVERAGE1.2. WHO IS THIS REPORT FOR? 1.3. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS 1.4. METHODOLOGY 2. MARITIME SMART CONTAINER - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2.1. SETTING THE STAGE2.1.1. What is a Smart Container? 2.1.2. Why Smart Containers2.2. 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 MARKET2.4. MAIN CONCLUSIONS2.5. 2004-2012 WORLDWIDE SMART CONTAINER OUTLAY FORECAST (BY SCENARIO)2.5.1. Outlay - Scenario I 2.5.2. Outlay - Scenario II3. 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 DEVELOPMENT4. SMART CONTAINER - CURRENT/RELEVANT LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS 4.1. LEGISLATION/REGULATIONS 4.1.1. Introduction4.1.2. International Maritime Organization (IMO) Security Proposals4.1.3. Container Security Initiative (CSI)4.1.4. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) 4.1.5. United States 24-hour advance manifest rule4.1.6. World Customs Organization 4.1.7. G8 Activity4.1.8. 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) Communications4.2.4. Security Standards And Regulations 5. SMART CONTAINER - INDUSTRY DRIVERS 5.1. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND PRICE/PERFORMANCE5.2. CUSTOMER DEMANDS FROM MARKET LEADERS 5.3. ABILITY TO ARTICULATE AND DEMONSTRATE VALUE PROPOSITIONS5.3.1. Current state of smart container value proposition5.4. TERRORIST EVENTS, REACTIONS, AND REGULATIONS 6. SMART CONTAINER - INDUSTRY INHIBITORS 6.1. CONCERNS ABOUT EFFICACY 6.2. CONCERNS ABOUT HARMONIZATION AND GLOBAL APPLICABILITY6.3. CONCERNS ABOUT OPERATIONAL IMPACTS 6.4. CONCERNS ABOUT COSTS AND INVESTMENT NEEDS6.5. FLEET TRANSITION AND BENEFIT REALIZATION6.6. RESISTANCE TO REGULATION AND CHANGE7. THE DYNAMICS OF SMART CONTAINER MARKET GROWTH7.1. SMART CONTAINER ECONOMICS7.2. SMART CONTAINER REGULATORY PRESSURES 7.2.1. Unstable Regulatory Ground Rules7.3. INTEGRATING ECONOMIC AND REGULATORY DRIVERS 8. SMART CONTAINER - CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES8.1. CURRENT SMART CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES - BACKGROUND 8.2. CURRENT SMART CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES 8.3. ELECTRONIC (E) SEALS (ACTIVE AND PASSIVE) AND READERS8.3.1. Background8.3.2. Traditional Use Of Mechanical Seals8.4. RFID DEVICES8.4.1. Active vs. Passive RFID Tags8.4.2. 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 / Tags8.4.7. 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 Technology8.5. 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 - Background8.6.2. Cargo Condition and Threat Detection Sensors - Detailed Description of Technologies8.6.3. Advantages and Disadvantages of Cargo Condition and Threat Detection Sensors Technology8.7. LONG DISTANCE CONTAINER TRACKING SYSTEMS 8.7.1. Long Distance Container Tracking Systems - Background8.7.2. Wide Area Communications and Tracking8.7.3. Container Tracking Systems -Description of Technologies8.7.4. 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. Threats9.2.3. Economy 9.2.4. Politics9.3. EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES - OVERVIEW9.3.1. Techno-Tactical Analysis 9.4. THE INTER-RELATION BETWEEN SMART CONTAINERS AND CONTAINER SCREENING COMMUNICATIONS9.5.1. Basic Communication Means 9.6. CONTAINER INTRUSION DETECTION AND PEOPLE SENSING 9.7. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION SENSING9.8. FUTURE SMART CONTAINER WMD AND EXPLOSIVES SENSING 9.8.1. Nuclear Radiation Screening Portals9.8.2. Bio-Chemical and Explosives Sensors9.8.3. 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 Container9.10. FUTURE SMART CONTAINER CLASSIFICATION: MANUAL, LOCAL, AND GLOBAL TRACKING9.10.1. Manual Tracking of Future Smart Container9.10.2. Local Tracking Future Smart Container 9.10.3. Long Distance Tracking Future Smart Container9.11. THE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (HSARPA) FUTURESMART CONTAINER INITIATIVE9.12. CONTAINER SCREENING INFRASTRUCTURE SCHEMES9.13. SMART MARITIME CONTAINER FUTURE TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION - CONCLUSIONS9.14. 2012 SMART CONTAINERS THREAT MITIGATION FORECASTED STATUS10. 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 Assumptions10.2.2. Scenario I - Assumptions 10.2.3. Scenario II - Assumptions10.3. ELECTRONIC SEALS AND SMART CONTAINERS: GROWTH IN INSTALLED BASE10.3.1. Manual Reading Only Electronic-seals10.3.2. Present Generation Smart Containers by Tracking Technology Installed Base 10.3.3. Next Generation Smart Containers Installed Base10.3.4. 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 Trips10.5. ANNUAL UNIT SALES OF ELECTRONIC-SEALS10.5.1. 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 Sales10.6. ELECTRONIC SEALS AND SMART CONTAINERS ANNUAL SALES [$M]10.6.1. Manual Read Only Electronic-seals [<3m] Annual Sales10.6.2. Annual Sales of Present Generation Tracking Smart Containers [$Millions] 10.6.3. Annual Sales of Next Generation Smart Containers 10.6.4. Total Smart Containers Annual Sales11. SMART CONTAINERS - PRICING OUTLOOK - 2004-2012 12. ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS12.1. SMART CONTAINER COSTS 12.2. SMART CONTAINER BENEFITS 12.2.1. Summary Benefit Estimates 12.3. COST AND BENEFIT OBSERVATIONS 13. SMART CONTAINER - VENDORS13.1. SMART CONTAINER PRODUCTS - VENDOR OUTLOOK 13.2. SMART CONTAINER PRODUCTS - VENDOR PROFILES 14. SMART CONTAINER - SERVICE BUSINESS2004-2012 Smart Container Industry Report - TOC14.1. SCENARIO I 14.2. SCENARIO II15. SMART CONTAINER - BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES15.1. 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 INFRASTRUCTURE15.4. MITIGATION OF RADIO PROPAGATION MASKING15.5. SMART CONTAINER ON-BOARD WMD AND EXPLOSIVES SENSING 16. SMART CONTAINER - PATENT REVIEW16.1. SCOPE 16.2. GPS/ LOCATION DETERMINATION PATENTS16.3. SMART CONTAINER COMMUNICATION16.4. CONTAINER FLEET MANAGEMENT16.5. ELECTRONIC-SEALS READERS16.6. INTRUSION DETECTORS16.7. ELECTRONIC SEALS 16.8. MISC. 17. GLOSSARYAPPENDIX A - AN OCEAN CARRIER AND SHIPPER PERSPECTIVE ON SMARTCONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES APPENDIX B - A VENDOR’S RESPONSE TO THE WSC, NITL, AND IMRA