I worked for a start-up for quite a while working on this problem. We had a system for CTPAT enrollment of a supply chain, but that proved to go nowhere pretty

I worked for a start-up for quite a while working on this problem. We had a system for CTPAT enrollment of a supply chain, but that proved to go nowhere pretty quickly. We ended up being part of the Advance Trade Data Initiative (ATDI) where we received a feed of data corresponding to Bills of Lading, Advance Shipment Notices, Stow Plans, Container Updates, etc. We were able to take that feed of data and marry it to other open source intelligence (watch lists for crew, commodities used to cover contraband, historical location data for vessels, historical data on containers, etc) and a rules engine. The result was a risk score for each shipment, and an aggregate score for each conveyance. Customs officials then used this data to target their scanning/inspection, instead of trying to do 100% of all cargo. Not only can this approach be used for security concerns, but also for combating smuggling of legal items by importers trying to circumvent tariffs and taxes. Hey, here is a screenshot from their website: http://www.greenlinesystems.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/maritime_example.png http://www.greenlinesystems.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/m... Here is a marketing blurb on the product: http://www.greenlinesystems.com/cargo-risk-targeting/ http://www.greenlinesystems.com/cargo-risk-targeting/