Staxxon: Staxxon Receives CSC Certification for Its Folding Shipping Container

Patented folding intermodal shipping container receives industry certification for use in international commerce.Montclair, NJ, May 19, 2020 --(PR.com)-- Staxxon, LLC announced today that it has received Container Safety Convention (CSC) certification for the latest version of its 20-ft folding shipping container. The approval allows Staxxon's 20-ft. folding container design to be used for shipping cargo in the same way as a standard container."This certification marks a major milestone for Staxxon. It validates our hard work designing a durable folding container that is 100% interchangeable with existing container fleets around the world," said George Kochanowski, CEO of Staxxon. "With our easy and flexible bundling options, high durability, lower maintenance and repair costs, providing easy to replace walls and doors, we believe our design offers huge advantages for customers moving empty containers," Kochanowski added.Testing was conducted by Container Certification and Testing, LLC in New Jersey and headed up by Staxxon's Bob Farrell, Director of Product Development. The container meets current ISO 1496 standards for a 34,000 kg gross mass container and is the first to use the latest industry-prescribed Type Code W1, indicating it is a folding container with a vertical base, as per ISO 6436.The global shipping container fleet hit 23MM twenty-foot equivalent (TEU) units last year, with approximately 802MM TEUs handled annually in ports, according to Statista. Worldwide container port throughput grew by an average of 3.1% annually between 2015 and 2019.The cost of empty container repositioning, however, remains a major problem for shipping lines. Over $20BN, or 5-10% of operating costs in any given year are spent moving empty containers ...Full story available on Benzinga.com