By: Brian Wiles
instead of reinventing the the container we should ship shit back to where the container came from!
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I believe they open outwards and just fold inwards for nesting. My concern is that with all those joints for folding. What kind of maintenance will need to be done to maintain the foldability? Who will...
View ArticleBy: David Russell
I wonder what the cost benefit really is, due to the fact that you have to spend money on labor to fold them and combine them together.
View ArticleBy: Tom Stitt
In reply to David Russell. David – The costs savings are realized from eliminating empty moves (e.g. truck-in/out at terminal gate) and eliminating empty lifts (5 empties get lifted at once by the...
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In reply to ddpalmer. ddplamer – Maintenance and repair and useful life are certainly valid concerns. Field testing and trials are planned that will impose the equivalent of 3-4 years of stress and...
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In reply to Charles Burnham. Charles – The front panel is also hinged to fold inward (but not outward.) In both cases – the front panel and the rear doors – the design successfully passed the IMO’s...
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In reply to David Russell. David – The costs savings are realized from eliminating empty moves (e.g. truck-in/out at terminal gate) and eliminating empty lifts (5 empties get lifted at once by the...
View ArticleBy: Tom Stitt
In reply to <a href="https://gcaptain.com/thinking-lets-reinvent-shipping/#comment-40134">Charles Burnham</a>. Charles – The front panel is also hinged to fold inward (but not outward.)...
View ArticleBy: RebecaC
Good innovation. From my perspective replacing traditional 20´containers for folding containers will require extra human labor to folding/unfolding inside container terminals when required… by the...
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