WindBreaker takes flight

News-in-print 1 Oct 2015 by WCN Editorial

The WindBreaker container security device introduced last year is proving very successful, according to Ron Mekkes, managing director of WindBreaker International. Developed in Holland by Mekkes, the WindBreaker is a hook device that connects empty containers, reducing the risk of a stack being blown over in high winds.

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The WindBreaker design is a manual twistlock with a hook for connecting two containers. The twistlock locks into the top front two corner castings of an empty container before it is placed in the top row of a stack. When the container is lowered into position the hook element drops into the corner casting of the adjacent container. Securing a whole row of containers in this manner provides a very high level of wind protection.

Mekkes said the device has been very ell received by the market. Around 90% of the depots in the Rotterdam area are now using it, and soon the first shipment will arrive in Hong Kong for testing with DP World.

WindBreaker International has signed a contract with Dubai-based World Crane Services (WCS) for it to become an exclusive distributor. WCS will represent WindBreaker in east, west and southern African countries below the equator, as well as in the Far East, Australia and the Middle East.

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