Operation Safe Commerce is a U.S. pilot program to assess the risks of cargo shipping in the United States. Technology includes GPS, intrusion detection technology and sensors for radioactive material. The pilot program should be completed by July 2004. The nation’s three largest port areas the ports of Seattle, Tacoma, Los Angeles and Long Beach are coordinating the program. The technology being tested includes GPS for tracking shipments and intrusion detection technologies that monitor light and motion inside a sealed container, among other things, is hoped to reduce the risks.”]