Since they were first introduced in the 1950s, intermodal shipping containers have contributed to a huge increase in the handling of cargo around the world. In the past 60 years, millions of these ubiquitous big metal boxes have been manufactured, and entire ports have been configured around handling them quickly and efficiently in order to keep the supply of goods flowing around the globe. While a great deal has been done to streamline the handling process, very little has changed about the basic design and construction of shipping containers in the past half century.

The latest innovation in this competitive industry has come from CakeBoxx, who manufactures a line of shipping containers that offer greater flexibility and reduced loading and unloading times with their innovative design. This new style of container is door-less and access is provided by lifting the lid off of the base of the container, to make the contents immediately accessible for unloading. They have been designed to fit seamlessly into the world’s intermodal networks, and come in all of the standard sizes and configurations that are uniform across the industry.

They also have other advantages over containers with door access. Because the lid needs to be lifted off of the base to permit access, they provide greater security for the cargo inside. They are also far easier to load with heavy equipment, and are favored by the military for their instant accessibility at both their port of origin and their destination. The popularity of this new style of shipping container has seen their rapid introduction into most of the world’s markets, and CakeBoxx has recently signed an agreement with M-Pak’s General Services Administration to make them available to Federal agencies, which should see them become a feature on American intermodal networks very soon.

Their unique design is patented and comes in a variety of standard sizes, starting from the usual 20′ and 40′ models for general dry cargo. They also provide FreshBoxx branded insulated versions, as well as the ShortBoxx that is half the height and designed to be double-stacked. The door-less configuration also makes it easier to create custom-designed shipping containers for cargo with special requirements. These design innovations are aimed at optimizing the way that containers are used to transport cargo and to make the most out of the space that they provide for cargo, contributing to the overall increase in the efficiency of the world’s intermodal networks.