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A new 20ft shipping container design could result in shippers being able to increase the number of pallet loads inside boxes by as much as 36%.

Developed by UK company Container Group Technology (CGT), which includes key executives who were behind the development of GESeaCo’s SeaCell ...

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  • Alex von Stempel

    February 20, 2013 at 1:08 am

    There could be a market for reefers waiting to be serviced. Shippers in need of equipment may find that even a marginal lower freight rate compared with 40fters may give them the edge they need and revive the concept of shipper-owned reefer boxes, especially as lines are reluctant to invest.

  • Barista Uno

    February 20, 2013 at 8:56 am

    Revolutionary.