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The Answer to the $20 Billion Empty Container Repositioning Problem
The GenFlat Container is engineered to be a substitute for the standard Marine Container. Built from mild steel and Corten, GenFlat exceeds current strength and rigidity standards.
Once four GenFlat containers are stacked and locked together, they can be lifted as a single unit, ready for multi-modal transport.
Process
Expand
The Genny attaches to the forks of a forklift and is secured to the forklift with a safety chain.
Unlock
The forklift operator pushes the Genny wheels against the door while locking the end frame into the roof.
Collapse
Stack
By the Numbers
*average cost savings from US Midwest to Asia
Cost Savings per FEU Move
Cost Savings per FEU Annual
Cost Savings per FEU Usual Life
GenFlat Value Propositions
Safe and Secure
Multi-Modal Transport
Your Existing Operations Don’t Change
GenFlat Containers lock together when collapsed – 4 collapsed container units take up the space of 1 Standard Marine Container. The GenFlat container makes for secure “multi-modal” transport by train, ocean vessel or over the road truck, maintaining the same handling operations currently in place.
Cost Savings
Reduces repositioning costs by up to 75%.
Space Creating
Reduces overall congestion at ports, terminals, depots and related storage facilities and removes the burden of finding solutions to capacity constraints.
Carbon Emission Reduction
Fewer transportation moves = reduced fuel consumption, reduced traffic and reduced emissions
The Genny is key to collapsing the GenFlat collapsible container.
The Genny attaches to standard forklifts and requires no power
or hydraulics. Once the end doors are safely unlocked, the forklift
applies pressure to the container door, pushing it into a locking
position in the roof of the container.
To expand the container, the doors are released from the upper
cam latches causing the weight of the door to swing down and
lock into the lower cam latches. The containers can be collapsed
in under 60 seconds and expanded in under 15 seconds.
Why GenFlat
“FULLY LOADED” – NO DIFFERENCE
- Same internal dimensions
- Same capacity and payload
- Same cargo protection
- ISO tested and certified + water tight
“EMPTY” – 4X THE UTILIZATION OF SPACE
- At ports, terminals, depots and yards – 5 to 20 stacked containers
- Ships – 15,000 to 60,000 stacked containers
- Trains – 2 to 8 stacked containers
- Trucks – 1 to 4 stacked containers
Technical Specifications
Total Length: 40 ft
Tare Weight: 5,300 kgs
Payload: 27,200 kgs
Internal Length: 12,192 mm
Internal Width: 2,438 mm
Internal Height: 2,591 mm
