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Af: Søren Møller Sørensen • COO (Chief Operations Officer), Container Centralen a/s, s.sorensen@container-centralen.com Plants on wheels reduce the Since 1976, pot plants in Europe have increasingly been transported on trolleys – the CC Containers from Container Centralen (CC). This has optimised horticultural logistics tremendously In the beginning, transportation costs and waste due to damaged plants and a lot of one-way packaging were the major concerns. In the 21st century, the environmental gains of reusable transportation items have also become a focal point on the agenda. Standard for plant logistics To optimise horticultural logistics, the largest plant exporters in Denmark came together in the mid 1970s to develop a transportation unit and a complementary management system. This resulted in the reusable CC Container and the CC Pool System, which is now the leading transportation system for pot plants in Europe, including inter-continental flows, e.g. from Asia or Latin America. CC Containers are produced in Asia, and they are loaded with young plants on their maiden voyage to Europe. Transportation of empty CC Containers is avoided, and combining the transportation of new CC Containers and young plants reduces CO2 emissions immensely. The CC Container was developed to fully use the space in a cooled truck. At the same time, the introduction of the CC Pool System made it possible to exchange empty containers for full and vice versa. sThis decreased the need for transportation of empty containers. When empty containers now and then have to be transported – e.g. when sent for repair and maintenance – they can be disassembled and condensed to a fraction (1/10) of their loaded volume. Further improvements Needless to say, the CC Containers can be used over and over again, eliminating the need for one-way packaging that contributes negatively to the CO2 account due to more production, waste disposal, and a poorer utilisation of space in cooled trucks. Also, space utilisation in warehouses is better since there is no need to allow for space for the forklift handling, reducing energy for light, heating, etc. Thus the CC Pool System, including the When the CC Container was developed in the mid 1970s, the aim was to reduce costs in the logistic chains. An extra bonus of optimised logistics is the reduction of the carbon footprint. The CC Container has contributed to this since 1976. 30 ENERGY IN FOCUS
carbon footprint CC Container, has contributed to a reduction in CO2 emissions long before climate changes became a global concern. From February 2010, all CC Containers will be equipped with RFID tags (Radio Frequency IDentification). Using RFID for Track & Trace further improves logistics, leading to even larger CO2 – and cost savings in the future. More information: www.container-centralen.com www.cc-rfid.com This is how the CC Container reduces the carbon footprint in horticultural transportation • Since the CC Container is a returnable transport item, continuous production and waste of disposable packaging are avoided. • The introduction of RFID on CC Containers in 2010 will optimise logistics and thus reduce CO 2 emissions further. • The CC Container has been developed to utilise all available space in cooled / traditional “flower” trucks to avoid transportation of “air”. • CC Containers can be exchanged full for empty and vice versa in the CC Pool System, and therefore don’t have to travel empty over long distances. • Container Centralen also ensures that the trucks don’t travel empty on their return trips. Average utilisation of truck space on CC controlled transportation of CC Containers is about 97% (including empty trucks in transit), versus the Danish average of only 38% (source: A recent analysis published by e.g.: http:// www.dr.dk). • Whenever empty CC Containers have to be transported, they can be condensed to a fraction of their loaded volume (1/10). • New CC Containers are loaded for the first time already in their country of origin for their maiden voyage – so right from the start they don’t travel empty. Complete horticultural engineering Wilk van der Sande is specialised in heating, greenhouse cooling, electrical engineering, irrigation and closed greenhouses. Wilk van der Sande is a very innovative company, continuously developing new solutions for improved energy saving systems. You will nd no other supplier with such vast expertise, particularly in the eld of closed greenhouses. The combination of disciplines takes a lot of work off your hands. ENERGY IN FOCUS 31
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