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Article: Smart and Secure Tradelanes Extends Network to Track Meat from Africa to UK in Cooperation with SIMTAG, WCO and USTDA.
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- December 7, 2004
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WASHINGTON -- Next-Generation RFID-Enabled Containers and Automated Vessel Identification System (AIS) are Integrated into the Networked Software Systems for First Time
Containers transporting cartons of chilled and frozen beef from Namibia to the United Kingdom are now being secured and tracked "end-to-end" by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies and networked software. The "SST for Africa" project was co-announced today by participants in Smart and Secure Tradelanes (SST), including the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), the World Customs Organization (WCO), SIMTAG (50% funded by the European Union), South African Port Operations (SAPO), ...