{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Container tracking system","description":"The moment a container leaves the shipper's premises, every party in the chain needs to know its location, whether it has reached the port and when arrival is expected. A container tracking system captures and transmits the location, status and movements of freight containers across the entire supply chain – from origin through to the consignee. Several technologies work in parallel: GPS devices deliver real-time positioning, RFID transponders enable automated identification at defined checkpoin","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/container-tracking-system-4","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T19:16:56.870834","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracking_and_tracing","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/container-tracking-system-4","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Container tracking system · The moment a container leaves the shipper's premises, every party in the chain needs to know its location, whether it has reached the port and when arrival is expected. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracking_and_tracing"}