Transnet Freight Rail TFR has issued a tender request for the supply, installation and removal of intelligent smart container locks, as part of efforts to enhance security and rebuild confidence in rail logistics amid ongoing volume recovery. The Request for Proposal RFP calls for experienced service providers to deliver an intelligence-driven locking system for containers and wagons within TFR's Rail Infrastructure Manager Trim division over a three-year period.
The initiative directly addresses the high levels of cargo and container theft in transit, marshalling yards and terminals.
Given the high level of losses associated with theft of containers and cargo, Trim intends to implement an intelligence-driven smart container locking system and services contract to reduce theft, says a TFR briefing presentation filed on its website with the tender documents.
