New box tracking options

The past year has seen ISO 17712:2010, covering container security seal specification, manufacture and end-use, finally go live after a decade of debate and development by ISO TC104.

The private equity owners of Australia’s SCF Group have put the container sales and leasing company up for sale, apparently buoyed by the 2011 stock market float of rival Royal Wolf (see WorldCargo News May 2011, p27).

Australian retail giant Woolworths and leading transport and logistics companies Toll Group and Linfox are among Australasia’s largest movers of freight that have signed up to road test SCF Group’s new lightweight sidedoor container following the receipt of Lloyd’s Register certification for a full 32t rating.

Australia-based transport equipment supplier SCF Group has unveiled a new 40ft sidedoor container that features moulded plastic bi-fold doors that are light and durable and provide easy access to the container.

Australia’s leading domestic container sales and leasing company, SCF, is undergoing a major rebrand and streamlining of the company structure.