Off-grid cost of foldable containers for port use

Are foldable containers a good option?

Most strategies are focussed on improving the instruments to match cargo with empty containers. However, due to trade imbalances transport movements of empty containers remain to some extent unavoidable. Therefore, foldable containers seem an attractive option from the point of view of saving transport costs as well as handling and storage costs.

Are foldable containers a viable alternative to empty containers?

However, due to trade imbalances transport movements of empty containers remain to some extent unavoidable. Therefore, foldable containers seem an attractive option from the point of view of saving transport costs as well as handling and storage costs. So far, however, these containers have not been introduced successfully.

How do shipping lines manage empty containers?

Empty container transport involves high costs, particularly for shipping lines, since they generally bear these container management costs. Not surprisingly, shipping lines try to reduce the costs of moving empty containers as much as they can. Most strategies are focussed on improving the instruments to match cargo with empty containers.

What is a foldable container?

The foldable container ensures a more efficient return journey for the container. The containers are increasingly set in the folding and unfolding of containers. In connection with diffuse and relatively thin the empty conta iners (a port-to-port concept). The utilisation area has the character of a niche market; the transport volumes are modest.