Is it morally
defensible to write about African refugees to actually advertise a commercial
cargo monitoring service?
Hundreds of
thousands of people are preparing to cross the Mediterranean from the North
African coast to Europe. Figures for the first few months of this year already
show a dramatic increase on previous years.
They know they
are putting their lives at risk in the hope of a better life in Europe.
In order to cross
the boarders, many options are tested out, among them also travelling as stowaways
in containers.
While the
container is in transit to the outbound port, refugees intrude into containers
and try to reach their goal like prisoners in metal boxes.
For the shipper
of the container there is another side to the coin.
Customs clearance
of containers will be slower, cargo will arrive later and/or miss the vessel
and most likely some of the cargo can’t be used anymore.
arviem’s cargo
monitoring services help to address such issues. Monitored containers can pass
the green line if everything is ok, or can be quickly identified and checked in
case of intrusion, as happened last week in the middle of Morocco.
"This incident is a poignant reminder of the overall importance of this project, not only in terms of security and cost considerations, but also as a tool to save lives."
As much the
real-time cargo monitoring service is of great benefit to the shipper, we
should not forget about the desperate situation of all these refugees.
The German President Joachim Gauck concluded:
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