The success of 4FOLD Foldable Containers in Asia Jelle van de Hulst Business Developer Holland Container Innovations Co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 711257 www.4FOLDcontainers.com Industry in heavy weather • 10 out of the top 20 shipping lines in 2013 are either merged or went bankrupt • The 6 biggest shipping lines own a market share of 70% Shipping market becomes more and more concentrated Market Share 2013 Expected Market Share 2017 APM-Maersk 16.4% APM-Maersk 20.4% Mediterranean Shg Co 13.9% Mediterranean Shg Co 15.0% CMA CGM 8.6% CMA CGM 11.2% COSCO Container Lines 4.6% Evergreen Line, Yang Ming and Wan… 9.4% Evergreen Line 4.6% COSCO Container Lines 8.5% Hapag-Lloyd 4.1% Hapag-Lloyd 7.8% APL 3.7% NYK Line, Mol, K Line 7.2% Hanjin Shipping 3.6% OOCL 3.0% CSCL 3.6% Hyundai M.M. 2.4% MOL 3.3% PIL (Pacific Int. Line) 1.9% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% Time for innovations Life cycle container transport industry Source: (Menzel & Fornahl, 2010) Empty repositioning problem • Imbalances • On average 20% by sea and 40% by land are empty • $25 billion per year 4FOLD Foldable Container technology 4 in 1 Fast Safe Strong Patented 4FOLD Advantages Carriers 7 How our Asian customers reduce their empty transport • Imblance between West and East of India • Folding in Tuticorin • Saving THC • Less reshuffle costs • Imbalance between Jakarta and Pontianak • Folding in Pontianak • Saving THC • Reduce port stay • Imbalance between Incheon and Shanghai • Folding in Incheon • NVOCC slot cost saving • THC saving • Imbalance between Kazakhstan and China • China customs approval • Folding instead of selling containers • Save transport costs • Save handling costs – Gauge change Silk Route Silk Route • 60% of the containers transported back to China are empty • Repositioning costs are high →After carriage costs →Gauge change: • Poland – Belarus • Kazakhstan – China Advantages 4FOLD on rail • Fold containers when empty in Europe • Save costs on after carriage – Handling – Transport • Flexibility of modality choice – Sea – Rail • Save costs and time by rail – Gauge change Conclusion • Container industry needs to innovate • Innovative mind set in Asia • Reduce empty repositioning with 4FOLD • The use of 4FOLD will stimulate the Silk Route Let’s unfold the future Visit 4FOLD foldable containers at STAND F51 www.4FOLDcontainers.com.