TY - BOOK ED - European Conference of Ministers of Transport ED - Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos TI - Container transport security across modes SN - 9282103315 U1 - 387.544 PY - 2005/// CY - Paris PB - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development KW - CONTENEDOR KW - SEGURIDAD MARITIMA KW - TRANSPORTE MARITIMO N1 - Incluye bibliografía; Glossary -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The container transport chain -- 3. Threat assessment -- 4. Container security measures: overview and analysis -- 5. Conclusions: transport authorities, container security and terrorism -- List of boxes -- List of tables -- List of figures N2 - After the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, it became apparent that maritime shipping containers themselves and their links with other modes represent potential security vulnerabilities. This report describes the complex, hybrid container transport system and the variety of actors involved. It then identifies potential areas of security weakness and provides recommendations for inland transport and maritime authorities to improve container security ER -