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MSC has announced it will fit some 50,000 of its dry containers with smart technology over the next few months.
While the deployment of smart technology on reefer containers has become increasingly prevalent over the past few years, this represents the first time a container shipping line has committed to equipping dry containers.
The carrier said the technology would be provided by Traxens, the French container tracking start-up that has received investment from CMA CGM and more latterly MSC. Both carriers have ...
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Simon George
October 16, 2018 at 9:13 amA great commitment from the carriers in this area. When the UN/CEFACT smart containers white paper is released, hopefully we’ll see a good use of standards going forward too.