Systems and methods for monitoring, tracking and tracing logistics

A method for tracking a container with a tracking device associated therewith, the method comprising:

• identifying a destination location for the container;
• detecting, by the tracking device, a current location of the container;
• determining, based upon the current location, whether the container is moving along a path toward the destination location;
• determining, based upon the current location, departure of the container from the path;
• generating a first alert in response to the departure of the container from the path;
• determining, by the tracking device, opening of the container;
• comparing, by the tracking device, the current location with the destination location;
• determining, by the tracking device, that the container has been opened at a location other than the destination location;
• and
• transmitting a second alert, by the tracking device, to the remote computing device in response to the determining that the container has been opened at a location other than the destination location.