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Marine Terminal RFID
Applications
27.1 INTRODUCTION
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, approximately 95% of the cargo tonnage
that enters the United States comes by sea. In FY 2005, this amounted to 11 million containers
(USCBPa). The container security initiative (CSI) was created in 2002 to identify and examine
high-risk containers prior to being loaded on vessels intended for the United States. Currently, 50
ports in foreign countries are participating in the CSI program. This covers approximately 82% of
all cargo containers headed to the United States.
The four foundations of the CSI program are
• Identify high-risk ...