The Smart-CM Workshop is submitting the draft CWA "
Container Security & Tracking Devices—Technical - Specifications and Communication Standards" for public review. Please use 
this form for recording your comments. The filled forms have to be sent to the WS Secretariat by 11 March 2012 at the latest.
Background
Millions of containers are handled between continents by very heterogeneous stakeholders in the logistics chain, be it transporter, logistic service provider or (customs) authorities. They all have different processes, network infrastructure, in-house platforms and CSD (Container Security Device) technologies.
Various standards (proposals), specifications, identifiers, data capture methods, protocols and applications concerning supply chain and security information exchange exist (ISO / CEN / GS1 / ETSI/BIC/RFID/E-seals etc.) as well as private formats of EDI messages (UN/EDIFACT, XML etc). A growing number of container security regulations like Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) and Secure Trade Lanes (EC, WCO, UNECE) have to be fulfilled. It is nearly impossible for a single enterprise to make (EDI) connections with all relevant players. Unnecessary costs and risks are implicated while various smart business opportunities are being left open.
Interoperability between authorities (customs) and market players need to be further streamlined and therefore standardized based on a common industrial, unbiased and neutral agreement. ‘Information Gateways’ have to be linked or created, providing a single entry point for status information from a variety of sources, including CSD devices/e-seals, RFID infrastructure, Port MIS or fleet management systems.
The Smart CM project (Smart Container Chain Management), a research project co- funded by the 7th Framework Programme of European Commission and partners from freight – related industries, has undertaken a comprehensive review of the entire container door – to – door transport chain so that to help make it more efficient, secure, market driven and competitive as well as more environmental friendly. The benefits of supply chain security realized by the Smart CM platform could be summarized as an improved legal basis, increased reliability, quick response, improved flexibility, and risk management improvements.
The proposed CEN Workshop Agreement is a logical part of the Smart CM project, with the objective to develop and an IT platform that enables neutral secure and interoperable B2B and B2A data exchange in global door – to – door container management.
Smart CM is facilitating trade and building bridges between existing initiatives by:
A. ‘Interoperable Single Window Platform’: enabling all stakeholders involved to monitor container security status independently of the CSD technologies, no bias towards specific technology providers or towards customs or businesses, using the Movements Reference Number (MRN). To be decided at CEN level: Container devices technical characteristics; Information exchange standard (protocol) on container security status; Information exchange standards with existing platforms.
B. ‘Neutral information administering organization’: managing the neutral platform, guaranteeing data integrity along the whole process of security related container data gathering, providing information from platform to stakeholders. To be discussed: an EIA/SmartCM platform for potential users.
C. ‘Industry Added Value creation’: the “burden” of the security regulations has been transformed to an added value for the transport industry, based on intelligent re-combining data incl. Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) between a trusted environment – technology and neutral platform.
Demonstration 'Green Lane' corridors have successfully been operated by project partners DHL, K&N, COSCON, involving major ports around the globe such as Antwerp, Rotterdaam, Singapore, Ningbo, Dubaï, India.
Workshop deliverables
The Workshop aims to reach public consensus on a CEN Workshop Agreement providing a standardized approach for Key Performance Indicators for the security requirements of container security and tracking devices, and for messages for communicating the security status of these devices.
Workshop status
The Workshop Kick-Off took place on 2010-09-10. Here is the approved Business plan
Executive summery of the CEN Workshop on Container Security & Tracking Devices
(Smart CM) Brussels, 01/06/2011
The workshop started on time, present were over 30 Experts from Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, USA and Observers from the European Union.
After the opening by the Chairman, Mr. Joe McKinney, the following presentations were given and discussed in detail:
- Introducing the Smart_CM Project
By Dr. Georgia Ayfandopoulou, CERTH/HIT, Smart CM Project Coordinator.
- Protocol Standardization on exchange of Security Status information between CSDs & middleware platform
By Maarten Fouqué EDC, ICT Manager, explainng the findings of the KUL assessment of the messaging that has been used by the project for communication between the CSD “home system” and the “Neutral Layer” of the SMART_CM Project.
- Real-World Experience with CSDs in Project SMART-CM
By Hubert Libert, Chief Executive Officer, EDC NV
- Real-World Experience with CSDs in independent projects performed by VIL
By Rudi Bonneux, Programme Manager in the Supply Chain Organisation of VIL (Vlaams Instituut voor de Logistiek VZW ), the Flanders Institute for Logistics.
- Use of CSDs in the Air Cargo Industry
By Jan Boen, of EyedPro Ltd
This presentation gave some indication of the direction that CSD technology may be moving in the future. Air cargo is the last mode of cargo shipment to be able to solve the specific barriers to the use of CSDs in its mode of transportation.
- The Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) created by GS1, in use in the Consumer Goods & Retail Industry
By Anders Grangård, the Director GS1 e-Com at the global GS1 organization.
- SMART-CM Neutral Layer
By Bernard Van Hoorde of DESCARTES (formerly Porthus)
- Air Transport Data Pooling & Sharing
By Jan Boen, of EyedPro Ltd
- Recent developments for M2M technology
By Johan Moerman Mobistar/Orange
The Chairman and the secretariat will consolidated the results of this workshop into the second draft of the CWA, which will be distributed to the participants in late June. A schedule for finalizing the remaining workshops will be established and made available to the members of the workshop.
2011-06-24
Joe McKinney, Chairman
Rolf Widmer, Secretary
Contact Points
Joe McKinney, WS Chairman
Phone office: +1 703 351 8284 (o)
Phone Mobile: +1 703 338 9041 (m)
Phone home: +1 703 658 4985 (h)
Email
Rolf Widmer, WS Secretary
Phone: +41 52 224 54 23
Fax:+41 52 224 54 74
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