News / Telemetry and eBLs can offer a solution to misdeclared cargo

Container shipping could be on the cusp of a new era of safety and transparency, thanks to a combination of container-telemetry devices, and electronic bills of lading (eBLs), leaving less room to hide for shippers misdeclaring their cargoes.

The ability to measure changes in temperature in real time potentially overcomes one of the main problems shipping lines have been struggling with for a long time – the early detection of, and tackling of, fires inside containers.

“As an incident starts to unfold, ...