BIC: Bureau of International Containers

BoxTech Global Container Database

The BoxTech Global Container Database is a neutral, centralized data repository providing container owners and users a platform to easily exchange container fleet technical details.

BoxTech gives ocean carriers, terminals, shippers and other partners instant access to container technical data — reducing admin, eliminating EDI exceptions, and enabling safer, faster operations. A free, non-profit service by the BIC, BoxTech already holds data on over 15 million containers and is trusted by CMA-CGM, MSC, Maersk and thousands of other users worldwide.

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Technical Details Shared:

BoxTech allows for the complete set of container technical details to be shared, including:

  • Container number
  • Size-type code
  • Tare weight
  • Maximum gross mass
  • Maximum payload
  • Maximum stacking weight

Benefits

  1. Upload your fleet via API, SFTP or web — and keep it current as your fleet changes
  2. Terminals process inbound EDI messages without CO* exceptions when your fleet data is already in BoxTech
  3. Stowage software partners get accurate tare weights and specs for every box, enabling safer and faster stow plans
  4. Shippers and forwarders retrieve accurate tare weights to meet SOLAS VGM requirements efficiently
  5. Instantly verify CSC plate validity for shipper-owned containers (SOCs) — replacing email and phone enquiries
  6. Identify smart/tracking-device-equipped containers before port calls requiring special stow (e.g. LNG bunkering)
  7. Flag sold, scrapped, lost or stolen units to protect brand image and provide clarity to industry and authorities
  8. Coming soon – Designate specific terminals as trusted partners to receive a complete fleet file
BoxTech - Global Container Database