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The development of a new type of 20ft container technology has taken a step further with the completion of a trial shipment of the so-called Tworty Box.
Developed by Hamburg-based Tworty Gmbh and built by German manufacturer of special containers Drehtainer, the Tworty box – so christened as it is comprised of two 20ft boxes that can be coupled together to form one 40ft box – has had its first trial shipment completed.
“At the beginning of April the boxes were loaded ...
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