Hong Kong-headquartered IQAX Ltd, an innovative developer of technology solutions for the shipping and logistics industries, has bought shares in Shanghai-based BoxPlus Information Technology Company Ltd. BoxPlus develops sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) devices for containers.
Carrier Transicold has designed and is now manufacturing a new reefer machine that is specifically aimed at the North American domestic intermodal market
Reefer container production has slowed further this year, with 2023 forecast to be 20% down on 2022, but from 2025, output is expected to increase, with the global fleet projected to total 4.2M TEU in 2027.
The Australian government is funding research to investigate if the structure of shipping containers can be modified to reduce the possibility of hitchhiker pests being carried.