From There to Here: Supply Chain Security

Containers arriving at U.S. seaports contain everything from auto parts and medical instruments to toys, electronics, clothing, and shoes. Each shipment represents a specific supply chain, and every supply chain is subject to multiple layers of security processes, reducing the risk that something bad may arrive in the United States. An illustration is presented of a supply chain arriving at the Port of Tacoma. It shows just a few of the security processes that scrutinize each container that enters the United States.

• Record URL:
  • https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23229
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• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • The text and graphics of this article are from the Port of Tacoma. This article is reprinted with permission from "Pacific Gateway," Spring 2006. Illustrations are by Kathy Tomandl.
• Publication Date: 2006-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 22-23
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 246
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826
  • Serial URL: https://doi.org/10.17226/895

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container terminals; Container traffic; Containers; Security; Supply chain management
• Identifier Terms: Port of Tacoma
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01036673
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 2 2006 9:54AM