{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Tracking and Tracing","description":"Freight forwarders and logistics operators rely on both functions daily: tracking monitors a shipment prospectively, showing where cargo is right now, while tracing enables retrospective reconstruction of the route already taken – every waypoint, hub, and border crossing. Together, tracking and tracing form a continuous visibility layer across the supply chain. In customs operations the combination is especially valuable: proving origin, verifying container seal integrity, and producing auditabl","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/tracking-and-tracing","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T14:43:54.672860","citation":"https://www.gs1.org/standards/gs1-system/track-trace","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/tracking-and-tracing","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Tracking and Tracing · Freight forwarders and logistics operators rely on both functions daily: tracking monitors a shipment prospectively, showing where cargo is right now, while tracing enables retrospective reconstruction of the route already taken – every waypoint, hub, and border crossing. · Quelle: https://www.gs1.org/standards/gs1-system/track-trace"}