Foldable containers just got even more efficient with real-time monitoring ramping up the innovation and sustainability race in cargo handling.
Spectainer, which specialises in foldable containers, has partnered with the tech pioneer Nexxiot to enable real-time visibility of its entire fleet of COLLAPSECON containers.
“Shippers expect their cargo to be safe throughout its journey and that’s why we have partnered with Nexxiot,” said Nicholas Press, CEO of Spectainer.
“Cargo owners and carriers need cargo visibility, in real-time, from anywhere in the world to drive efficiency and process automation. Nexxiot’s technology mitigates risk to people, infrastructure, and cargo while reducing emissions and waste. This makes them a strong partner to equip the COLLAPSECON, providing clients with the visibility they need on a global scale.”
Clever containers
COLLAPSECON are intermodal containers that cleverly fold up using a fully-automated station so that each empty unit can be collapsed independently and then combined to form a single shipping container.
This approach significantly reduces the cost and environmental impact of shipping by improving vessel slot efficiency, port lifting, vessel wharfing time, yard storage space, trucking and handling.
Millions of shipping containers are carried across the world and at least a third are empty while in transit, wasting space, time and resources due to trade imbalances in the market.
With the containers now upgraded with Nexxiot’s latest Asset Intelligence technology, the COLLAPSECON fleet can be easily monitored across the entire journey from origin to destination and back again optimising operations and increasing cargo safety.
“The partnership with Spectainer will have a long-lasting impact,” said Stefan Kalmund, Nexxiot’s CEO.
“The technologies and processes developed by our companies will benefit both the longevity of the supply chain industry and the well-being of our environment through lowering the consumption of resources and capital expenditures, maximizing profits, and addressing the need for carbon footprint mitigation.”
