News / Container tracking 'a train not going to stop', predicts Drewry

Some 25% of container shipments will be fully tracked after 2026, a response to continued uncertainty and disruption in container supply chains, says Drewry.

The consultancy said some 8.7m boxes are likely to be fitted with tracking devices in the coming years, an estimate contrasting with a figure of 3.6% by the end of 2021, obtained through a ‘census’ of equipment.

Reefer and intermodal containers are well-represented in the Drewry findings, being around 40% of containers fitted with tracking. But the shipping ...