4FOLD SAVES 25% ON OPERATING EXPENSES
Currently, 20% of containers transported by sea and 40% by land are empty. The foldable 4FOLD container allows four containers to be transported in the space required by one container, greatly reducing the costs associated with empty containers. 4FOLD results in lower transportation costs and less time required for relocation, storage and shipping. These benefits largely offset the high purchase price, maintenance costs and folding and unfolding costs. It provides three times the profit margin of a standard container. Calculations show that 4FOLD can save 25% of operating costs. Since the revenue of a standard container and a foldable 4FOLD container is equal, the profit margin of 4FOLD can be three times higher.
WHY 4FOLD?
SAVE BOTH SPACE AND TIME WITH 4FOLD!
IT IS THE SAME SIZE AS STANDARD
CONTAINERS.
4FOLD has become the first 40ft HC foldable container in the world to pass all the ISO certification process tests under the supervision of Korean Register (KR), American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and DEKRA classification companies.
This ISO certification ensures that the foldable 4FOLD container meets all industrial requirements and can be used in the existing logistics system. All parts are connected in place so that no part of the container can be lost. The container can be repaired using standard parts that are available worldwide at a low cost.
CAN BE FOLDED / OPENED BY TWO PEOPLE IN FOUR MINUTES
Multiple trials have been successfully completed or are currently underway on shipping lines. 4FOLD is used in Asian, US and European ports transporting different types of goods such as heavy fertilisers and tea bags containing cardboard. 4FOLD is weatherproof and suitable for transporting dry cargo that is prone to perish.
- Reduction of empty transport movements
- Reduction of storage space required for empties on-site and in the warehouse by up to 75%
- Faster management of empties
- Reduces the time to load empties onto the port (increases on-time performance and reduces empty container loading time by 75%)
- Increases flexibility in vessel loading and unloading
- Ability to lift four units at once with one crane (eight units in dual lifting mode)
- Less congestion at the port
- Creates three revenue-generating empty spaces
A 4Fold container transport results in an average of 600 tons of CO2 emissions per year. The average annual emission reduction achieved with 4FOLD is an estimated 28 tons of CO2, representing a saving of 5%. Shipping lines can potentially monetize their CO2 reductions with 4FOLD. 4FOLD can reduce total CO2 emissions at sea by 27%.
Storage space is becoming more and more critical and has a greater impact on the surroundings and the environment. 4FOLD is the solution. The foldable container also affects social aspects such as noise pollution, aesthetic appearance, (urban) development and employment.