The food industry is facing great challenges when it comes to food transportation and distribution. Marine transportation is a slow operation that can expose shipments to a significant range of non-ideal temperatures. Refrigeration units may experience failure during shipment, which inevitably causes losses in quality. The implementation of a real-time temperature monitoring system within a container can provide a good tool to address this issue. Radio frequency technology definitely offers additional benefits such as real-time monitoring as well as tracking and tracing.