World first at Intermodal Europe 2022: AELER unveils its smart, composite container that cuts operational costs and CO2 emissions by 20%

AELER, the LogTech company that’s re-inventing the container, is launching its new generation container at Intermodal Europe 2022 where it will be on show.

This new generation container drastically reduces both operational costs and CO2 emissions. This is possible thanks to the widespread use of composites and advanced IoT systems.

For context, the steel container that enabled the rise of the global economy and through which 80 percent of the world’s goods transit is the same now as it was 60 years ago.

Co-CEO David Baur said: “The logistics industry is ripe for a new technological breakthrough. With the AELER container, we are reworking the very foundations of this trillion-dollar industry.”

Co-CEO Naïk Londono added: “The support we’re receiving from both investors and customers – many leaders in their field – validates AELER’s transformational approach to what’s now becoming a fast-changing market.”

The UNIT ONE container

AELER’s UNIT ONE container is light, robust, insulated, smart and can hold more payload. Key benefits of AELER’S UNIT ONE container:

●  20 percent reduction in CO2 emissions thanks to its additional payload and aerodynamic design

●  11 percent more storage volume — up to 17 percent for flexitanks — thanks to the container’s flat insides

●  Drastic reductions in temperature variations thanks to the container’s structural insulation. Thisoffers a real alternative to ‘reefers’ for sensitive goods.

●  No more fitting time and costs needed to insulate or reinforce traditional containers

●  Visibility allowing all stakeholders of a container and its contents to know where and ‘how’ it is at all times e.g. humidity, temperature, pressure, door-opening, shocks. This increases logistical efficiency.

To achieve this lighter yet stronger container, AELER partnered with top universities such as EPFL’s Labs who developed the composite for Solar Impulse, the solar aircraft that circumnavigated the globe without fuel in 2016. The AELER container has been CSC certified, design patents are pending.

CAAS – Container As A Service

CAAS gives customers simple, flexible and worry-free access to the world’s most modern container, even for short periods of time or one-ways trips. Customers just pick up their containers at an AELER depot, use and track them via our Control Tower platform. When finished, they simply return them to an AELER depot. We take care of the rest. CAAS is another innovation from AELER.

About LogTech

LogTech is a new industry sector that strives to improve and disrupt traditional logistics services through the use of technology. Many analysts agree that the potential for change through technology in logistics is enormous. While UBER and others have innovated in the last mile, AELER is leading the way in revolutionising the upstream supply chain.