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Collapsible Shipping Containers
A simple design could shrink the energy footprint of moving cargo

The worldwide shipping industry—the fleet of giant ships carrying more than half the goods moved around the world each year—owns more than 17 million shipping containers. About 20 percent of those containers are empty, and they’re not always in the right place to be loaded with goods for the next shipment. Moving one of these behemoths—whether on a truck, by rail, or by sea—demands a lot of fuel. Simply loading one on or off a ship or truck takes energy and time, leaving ships idling in port and trucks idling in line—and that burns through even more fuel.

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Collapsible Shipping Containers

A simple design could shrink the energy footprint of moving cargo

The worldwide shipping industry—the fleet of giant ships carrying more than half the goods moved around the world each year—owns more than 17 million shipping containers. About 20 percent of those containers are empty, and they’re not always in the right place to be loaded with goods for the next shipment. Moving one of these behemoths—whether on a truck, by rail, or by sea—demands a lot of fuel. Simply loading one on or off a ship or truck takes energy and time, leaving ships idling in port and trucks idling in line—and that burns through even more fuel.

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What does Corporate Social Responsibility mean at Maersk Line?

“The challenges are business challenges. We’re facing five big ones right now, which are not just about social responsibility; rather, they are about being a part of society. You could say that, for us, the financial and the social interests are starting to merge now,” says Jacob A. Sterling, head of environment and corporate social responsibility for Maersk Line.

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