The Bulko Vacuum Liner creates an impermeable and food-grade environment to protect goods against condensation and contamination inside the container. Manufactured with a multi-layered, hermetic film, the Bulko Vacuum Liner is a superior barrier against moisture, residues and gases, and facilitates the removal of air from around the cargo area with a vacuum machine. These high-performance deliver a variety of important benefits making the Bulko Vacuum Liner a popular choice across markets such as coffee, cocoa, grains and nuts.   Create a Food-Grade Environment Sometimes it is not always ..read more

Thermal pallet covers are an essential way to protect temperature-sensitive cargo at all stages of the supply chain. As with other forms of cold chain packaging, thermal pallet covers ensure that goods are not exposed to extreme temperatures or fluctuations during handling, despite any external climatic stresses. This makes thermal pallet covers popular with high-risk industries such as perishables and pharmaceuticals.     How do Thermal Pallet Covers Protect your Cargo? Thermal pallet covers are placed over palletized cargo and are considered one of the most effective forms of cold ..read more

As we have already discussed in our blogs, cargo is regularly at risk of heat damage at various stages of the supply chain. While we have shared some in-depth tips on how to better protect your goods against extreme temperatures and fluctuations, to appreciate the risk to cargo it is important to understand the key types of heat transfer.   The Impact of Solar Radiation During Shipping Unsurprisingly direct exposure to sunlight is a key source of cargo temperature damage. This can occur regularly at all stages of the supply chain, especially when goods are left on loading docks or r ..read more

You load your container with high-absorption cargo desiccants only to find the goods ruined by container rain damage at the destination. For your next shipment, you add more cargo desiccants believing that will fix the problem. It doesn’t. The goods arrive soaked and unfit for purpose. The reality is that the complex nature of container shipping means that often we have to take a step back to analyze the problem, instead of throwing more of the same in the search for a solution. There are several periods during a voyage in which there is an increased risk of container rain damaging your shipme ..read more

Innovation has always been at the heart of our mission to help shippers better protect their goods during transport. This commitment has led us to launch our latest cargo care solution – the Temcoat Liner Flow, which will empower shippers to reduce condensation damage to cargo. So what is the Temcoat Liner Flow?   What is the Temcoat Liner Flow? The Temcoat Liner Flow focuses on helping shippers overcome the age-old challenge of moisture damage to cargo. A patent-pending design of highly-reflective and breathable materials the Temcoat Liner Flow zeroes in on the intricate relationship bet ..read more

Since we first developed and launched the concept of an absorbent blanket for container shipments in 2012, the popularity of the Vdry Blanket has continued to grow. It’s been an exciting journey allowing us to team up with customers around the world. From automobile manufacturers in Scandinavia to coffee shippers in South America, the Vdry Blanket has delivered real-life benefits across a variety of high-risk industries. The wide range of markets that we work with means that we have a wealth of information to improve the Vdry Blanket. In other words, the lessons we learn working with West Afri ..read more

We all understand the huge problem of cargo damage caused by shipping container condensation While cargo desiccants have long been a popular method to overcome shipping container condensation, many shippers are analyzing the impact of temperature fluctuations in an effort to better protect their goods against condensation. So how does temperature influence moisture damage to cargo? And what steps can you take to prevent this problem?     The relationship between temperature fluctuations and shipping container condensation It’s no secret that cargo inside shipping containers is freque ..read more

Coffee is a commodity with an elevated risk of shipping container condensation damage, which means it is no surprise to see the Vdry Blanket such a popular choice to protect against losses. We partnered with a major US coffee buyer to investigate how the Vdry Blanket can better protect against shipping container condensation.         Why is coffee susceptible to shipping container condensation?   To understand why coffee is susceptible to shipping container condensation, it is important to understand why this problem occurs. Shipping container condensation forms as mo ..read more

As you can see in our recent blog it is common for cargo to be exposed to container rain even when desiccant bags are used. This is no surprise. International container shipping is a complex affair in which a variety of risk factors converge to ensure that container rain damage is an ever-present problem. This means that shippers need to take a step back to analyze the root cause of the challenge instead of relying on the same one-size-fits-all approach. So what’s the solution? Check out our following guide in which we break down the key characteristics of the Vdry Blanket and how these f ..read more

Cold chain vaccine transport is a hot topic that is not just dominating industry conversation but also becoming a regular feature across mainstream media outlets. This is no surprise. Worldwide COVID-19 vaccine rollouts coupled with the complexities of transporting pharmaceutical products mean that industry experts are focused on minimizing the losses of these disease-preventing drugs. One of the principal sources of risk to vaccines during transport is the temperatures to which they are exposed.   To 30% of pharmaceutical losses can be attributed to exposure to conditions outside of the ..read more