In a method for tracking and for verifying the integrity of consignments of goods with a transport container which has a data logger for recording status data of the transport container and optionally a seal, the transport container being sent from a place of origin to a destination as part of a transport order, it is provided that at least a first digital image of the seal, of the transport container and/or of the goods arranged in the transport container is created at the place of origin and at the destination and that the digital images are compared by means of a comparison algorithm of a data processing unit in order to determine the extent to which the images match and in order to output as a result of the comparison algorithm whether the consignment of goods has remained intact or not.