Update on box flooring
NewsThe Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) has issued an update on the use of the ‘IICL Omega Floor Design’ in the industry...
Recycled plastic flooring set to make its mark
NewsErik Kjellner, CEO of Norcomp Nordic AB, believes that the use of recycled plastic has a future as an alternative material to plywood, bambo...
Target 17% reduction in CO2E by 2020
NewsHapag-Lloyd and Kuehne + Nagel have agreed to a 17% CO2 reduction by 2020 compared to as they aim to develop long-term solutions for contain...
Wake up and smell the coffee
NewsHapag-Lloyd is inviting coffee experts to attend a panel discussion on the theme of “Prospects and Innovations in the International Coffee...
Flooring gets a SolidStart
NewsUS-Based Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP), the world’s largest manufacturer of strand-based structural building materials, is making pro...
Composite box floor for Samskip
NewsMultimodal operator Samskip is introducing a new type of composite container flooring made from fibre reinforced plastic (FRP), in order to ...
Bamboo on top
NewsThe Container Owners’ Association’s (COA) latest Report on Alternative Materials for Container Floorboards shows that bamboo is now the ...
Plastic on the box floor
NewsA new product dubbed Plastic Container Floor (PCF) has been developed by CIMC ECO New Material Co Ltd, a joint venture formed between Chines...
Bamboo poised to top hardwood
NewsBamboo/hybrid materials are set to take over from tropical hardwoods as the main construction components in container flooring....
Steel goes flat on the floor
NewsHapag-Lloyd has been experimenting with steel-floored containers and now has around 1,000 units in service. Steel floors in dry boxes have b...
Alternative flooring gains ground
NewsBamboo container flooring is gaining market share, but some believe the future is floorboards with a mass produced OSB core....
Bamboo floor use growing
NewsThe Container Owners Association (COA)’s latest survey of Alternative Flooring Systems for Shipping Containers shows a rise in the use of ...
COA members benefit from IICL floor audits
NewsAll container owners who are Full Members of the Container Owners Association (COA) can now benefit from the Container Floor Quality Assuran...
New, greener box floor launched
NewsA new wood-plastic composite (WPC) container floor that reduces timber content by over 15% has been developed by UK-based L-DONE Technical S...
MCI composite floor subsidiary to close
NewsMaersk Container Industry (MCI) is to close its composite container flooring subsidiary in China just six months after it opened. The compan...