Empty Container Storage
Within the whole world container traffic, the largest share of containers is in the status of repositioning. Container repositioning
results from the need for harmonization between the point of empty container accumulation and the point of demand, and waiting time for
the availability of the first next transport of cargo.
This status of containers on the container market is the consequence of imbalances
in the worldwide trade distribution on most important shipping routes. The need for fast and effective reallocation of empty
containers causes high costs and often represents an obstacle affecting the efficiency of port container terminals and inland carriers.
As containers are spotted onboard different means of transport (ship, train, lorry, river barge) or in any port or inland terminal, they may be either full (transporting goods either in import or export or in transit), or empty.