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Drewry says smart container fleet to expand 8-fold over 5 years

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Drewry says smart container fleet to expand 8-fold over 5 years

 The global telematics-enabled container equipment fleet is forecast to grow 8-fold over the next five years, and account for 25 percent of global box inventories by 2026, driven by wider adoption across the dry container fleet, according to Drewry's latest Container Census & Leasing Annual Review & Forecast 2022/23 report to be published later this month. "Smart containers have increased in prominence following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and resultant supply chain disruption which has highlighted the need for better cargo visibility to cope with longer and more volatile transit times. And the pace of adoption of smart containers is expected to accelerate over the next five years."


A container becomes "smart" when fitted with a telematics device that provides real-time tracking and monitoring, enabling operators to increase turn time of their containers and so improve equipment availability. "It also allows beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) to understand the location and status of their cargo so that they can better control their supply chains." Continued supply chain disruption and port congestion, which show no sign of abating, are driving the need for improved visibility of cargo flows and container fleet management, says Drewry in its report to be published later this month. "Carriers are flush with cash to invest and see opportunities to improve the efficiency of their operations through the deployment of smart containers."


Drewry estimates that by the end of 2021 around 3.6 percent of the global container equipment fleet was fitted with smart technology devices following growth of over 30 percent through the year. "However, take-up varies considerably by equipment type with penetration already strong in reefer and intermodal containers but much lower in the dry box sector. Already as much as a third of the maritime reefer container fleet is smart-enabled while the figure is over 40 percent for intermodal containers."


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