Case studies

Numbers from the dock, not from a brochure

Every case below started with a plan that did not fit and ended with a container that did. Customer names are withheld at their request; the dimensions and savings are real.

Food processing equipment

62% to 79% on a 32-SKU 40HQ

An equipment manufacturer was ready to book a second 20GP for overflow. A rebuild with real envelopes and keep-upright flags removed the need for it.

Challenge: The manual plan stalled at the container door: two crates of guarding were 80 mm wider than the lane the spreadsheet had assumed. Control cabinets had been planned on their side to make the numbers work.
What we changed: Every SKU was re-entered with a conservative envelope including guards and brackets. The two skid-mounted units became the skeleton, pallets filled the overhead voids, and the guarding crates were moved to a door-clear lane.
Result: Everything loaded in one 40HQ at 79% utilisation, with the cabinets upright and lashing points marked on the printed plan. The second container was cancelled before booking.

Case 01

62% to 79%

space utilisation

$2,400

freight saved

32 SKUs

one 40HQ

LCL consolidation / Freight forwarder

Six shippers, one 40HQ, 58% to 76%

A forwarder was about to release two LCL bookings back to the carrier, at a penalty, because the manual layout only reached 58%.

Challenge: Six consignments of very different cargo, from palletised pumps to loose crates of fittings, all needed to stay visually separated so the destination agent could sort them without unpacking the whole box.
What we changed: Each shipper got a colour zone. Fixed pallets were packed first, then loose cartons from the two smallest bookings filled the vertical space above them, respecting fragile limits and stack caps.
Result: All six consignments shipped together at 76%. The two released bookings were recovered, and the desk kept the layout as a template for the next sailing.

Case 02

58% to 76%

utilisation

6 shippers

one container

$1,700

penalty avoided

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