Scalable Service Quality for Foldable Containers

Are foldable containers a viable solution to repositioning empty containers?

The industry perceives that foldable containers can generate numerous benefits such as reductions in capacity constraints at loading centres and storage, reduction in port infrastructure expansion costs and large benefits to the shipping industry by way of providing a direct solution to the problem of repositioning empty containers.

Could a five-in-one foldable container design boost efficiency?

A five-in-one foldable container design certified by the International Geneva-based International Standard Organization (ISO) could boost efficiency and transform the carriages of empties, claims Florida-based Compact Container Systems (CCS). The SeaFold container opened out and stacked Credit: Compact Container Systems

Can foldable containers improve logistics management?

Capacity Improving Logistics Management Using Foldable/Collapsible Containers: A Case Study G 179 G constraints in ports for storing and repositioning empty standard containers are major concerns in the logistics and port industry. As an alternative, foldable containers have been introduced into the market.

What is a foldable container?

Among these solutions, the foldable container is an alternative which has originated due to the restructuring of the design of the standard container. Different types of foldable containers exist and among them two types of foldable containers, Six in One (SIO) and Fallpac, are at the testing stage in the container market.