Container sharing : a start-up is launching this innovative logistics concept to optimize space, the cost and ecological impact of maritime transport.
The initiative is sure to interest Reunion Island professionals, whereas with the economy being sealed off, empty containers had accumulated at the seaport, saturating storage capacity to the point of threatening the restart of port logistics today (40,000 containers handled in October !). This initiative, this is container sharing, an idea developed in the form of an online platform linking supply and demand for maritime transport. In 2020, everything is shared (or almost) : car, apartment, etc. Long confined to private use, this trend, has now become a real economy, invests in BtoB and the logistics sector is no exception. International maritime transport represents 90% of global trade transport. This success is due to its many advantages : low cost, high level of security, not very noisy ... But the health crisis having brought about a very clear halt to the world economy and international trade, companies that use maritime transport seek savings in order to remain profitable and not be liquidated.
How it works ?
This is where container sharing can be a tremendously effective tool. Through container sharing, companies optimize their shipments by sea. A large majority of containers, indeed, are not fully filled, which is not only a waste of space and money, but constitutes ecological nonsense. An online platform (jepartagemonconteneur.com) now allows safe container sharing. The company that ships goods by container posts an advertisement indicating the type of goods being shipped, the type of goods accepted in the container, the destination port, the port of arrival, as well as the price for sharing.
A company that needs space in a container validates the criteria and that's the game ! The companies are connected via the platform which keeps the money of the transaction until proof of departure of the goods has been provided. Through container sharing, many companies can save money in this way and reduce their environmental impact if goods have been supplied. Through container sharing, many companies can save money and reduce their ecological impact.
