Our novelty revolves around our adapted approach to container transfer - especially pertaining to the horizontal movement of container for transfer from truck to train in 2 minutes and a seamless horizontal system that can transfer ISO standard dimensioned containers - combined with a beyond SoA multifunctional container that can carry its physical structure to hold different types of cargo and unload a container in under 2 minutes using an innovative walking floor concept. Our key differentiation features are lower CAPEX and OPEX requirements, lower infrastructure setup requirements for increased intermodal terminal creation, faster inter-modal container transfer, unique multifunctional container that can be unloaded in less than 2 minutes with our walking floor, and an integrated IT framework for container transfer management and monitoring. The final production cost and investment of the M-CTS system will be €300,000. This is based on the cost of manufacturing the M-CTS system (1 T (€64,142), W (€22,256) & M-Unit) (€64,000) and for support and assistance to install. Other container transfer solutions in EU currently have CAPEX of minimum €20m.
The main novelties and advantages of the M-CTS technology are:
•Lower CAPEX
•Simple concrete
•Base
•Terminal
•Lower OPEX
•Efficient use of space
•Horizontal transhipment
•Multifunctional container
•Walking floor
M-CTS contributes to the following expected impacts for the FTI as outlined in the EIC Work Programme 2018-2020:
•Economic: The M-CTS enables substantial operational cost savings for the freight industry. The M-CTS required investment for a 60 units intermodal terminal is 84% cheaper than the required investment for a SoA intermodal terminal using vertical cranes or reach-stackers. (i.e. €20,720,000 vs €3,299,600). By implementing the M-CTS system, a client is saving approx. €8,000 a month (i.e. cost of renting a Reach Stacker) and 20 L. of diesel fuel daily equal to €10,321 a year.
•Technological and Industrial: The primary creation of growth and jobs from the implementation of the M-CTS, with major changes in the sector’s economic activity, will be in the freight industry, specifically in the road and rail sector and intermodal ports, where the M-CTS will improve cost efficiency and thus stimulate economic growth.
•Social: The project is expected to indirectly create a significant positive effect in terms of job creation in the region where the M-CTS system is deployed. It will lead to the creation and fixation of jobs for local truck drivers. These will be operating within a radius of about 50 km around the base terminals, benefiting from significantly better work conditions. This total indirect job creation is expected to reach 120 by 2025.
•Environmental: The M-CTS is a game-changing solution that directly addresses SDG 7 and SDG 9.4 regarding the intensity of industrial energy consumption related to greenhouse gas emissions. To evaluate the potential environmental impact of the modal shift proposed by the M-CTS technology, the expected impact on CO2 emissions from transporting one ton of goods from sender to recipient (Aalborg to Copenhagen) was calculated. This analysis concluded that there is significant potential for reducing the current CO2 emissions by 35% by shifting freight transportation from full road transportation to M-CTS approach.
