Physical cargo security and how secure container design reduces theft and loss

This episode fills a gap by turning to security in supply chains. The subject is a physical rather than digital approach: shipping containers with a base platform and a drop-down lid, built so that cargo is much harder to interfere with.

Standard ocean and intermodal containers rely on seals that determined thieves can defeat in surprisingly simple ways. A sturdier design is said to bring several benefits. Loading and unloading become quicker and cost less, staff face less risk, and shrinkage falls, which in turn can improve a shipper's position with insurers. The discussion presents this kind of equipment as a way of lowering risk and smoothing supply for high-technology organisations that move valuable payloads.