Government Procurement of Foldable Containers for Mountainous Areas

How can a government reduce the cost of a foldable container?

It would also be helpful for governments to invest in research and innovation of the equipment technology for handling foldable containers to reduce the fixed cost. Meanwhile, policies that can motivate container companies to supply more foldable containers to the market would also have a positive effect.

Can repositioning empty containers reduce the cost of hinterland transport?

Shintani et al. (2010) focused on three scenarios for repositioning empty containers with foldable and standard containers in a hinterland, and the results showed that using foldable containers could reduce the total management cost for hinterland transport compared with the use of standard containers.

Are full containers better than empty containers in River repositioning?

This research can also be extended in several directions. First, compared with empty container repositioning in river transport, full containers have different vessel height contributions and draught contributions to a given type of vessel. Considering empty and full containers simultaneously is more practical.

What is empty container repositioning?

As a result, empty container repositioning is an efficient approach to meeting this demand, and most of the empty containers are repositioned from the EU or North America. In this case, the empty containers usually arrive at hubs such as Shanghai, and are then delivered to the Chinese interior.