International Trade

The About-Turn Policy

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...to be suitable for any standard ISO box size, is loosely based on the concept of a presentational cake plate with protective box over it – hence the name. The steel alloy unit actually comprises a separate floor/base and door-less top section.

Once cargo has been loaded onto the floor/base, the top part of the container is dropped down and secured to the bottom part using a latching system to lock more than 30 attachments points. At final destination or for Customs inspection, the latching system is released and the top section is lifted off.

Whyte added that the lifting and lowering of the top part of the container could be achieved using a standard forklift truck equipped with a spreader, ‘although we expect some of the larger customers we are targeting will probably use an automated system, as will Customs authorities’.

 

 

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