HOLLAND Containers Innovations (HCI), in partnership with CARU, is continuing to test its foldable 40-foot container, the "4Fold" that takes up a quarter of the space of one box when folded flat and stacked.
Having done HK-Rotterdam sea trials, foldable FEU tested in EuropeHOLLAND Containers Innovations (HCI), in partnership with CARU, is continuing to test its foldable 40-foot container, the "4Fold" that takes up a quarter of the space of one box when folded flat and stacked.
In the latest phase of the pilot programme, the "4Fold" boxes are being tested out on a route between Venlo in the Netherlands and Spain.
This follows a test at the end of last year between Hong Kong and Rotterdam, where they were unloaded from 8,500-TEU Cosco Prince Rupert, reports Lloyd's Loading List.
Empty containers on a ship can account for up to 50 per cent of its cubic load so the potential impact of "4Fold" is important not only in ocean freight but also for road and rail cargo haulage.
