A container (1) for carrying biological samples (100), comprising a location detection device (2) and an inertial sensor (3) for the position of the container (1), and a control unit (4) which comprises a communications device (5) which is adapted to transmit the data that arrive from the location detection device (2) and from the inertial position sensor (3) to a central unit (6), the control unit (4) comprising a device (7) for storing the data.