Touax to acquire composite boxes

Aeler Technologies SA has announced a partnership with container leasing company Touax Global Container Solutions to accelerate the commercial deployment of Unit One smart composite containers.

Aeler is the inventor of the ‘Unit One’ hybrid composite shipping container. Unit One features standard steel corner posts and corner castings with composite panels for the walls, roof and floor in a CSC-certified design.

The collaboration will see TOUAX acquire and own an initial fleet of Unit One containers by the end of October, which will be leased under a long-term contract to AELER to be deployed in selected programmes with cargo owners and logistics partners.

In comments to WorldCargo News, AELER co-founder Naïk Londono said the initial fleet will number more than 2,500 new-build units. After initial production of the first containers when Unit One was first launched, AELER halted production to focus on new product and manufacturing designs, “and supply chain set-ups that allow us to deploy our solution at a much more competitive price,” Londono said.

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