Optimisation of a Collapsible Economic Container “COLLAPSECON" Innovation, Weight reduction, Manufacturing optimisation, Strength assessment, Damage criticality assessment Background Today, the shipping and logistics industries are responsible for facilitating the movement of over 90% of global trade. This equates to approximately $4 Trillion worth of goods shipped annually and to achieve this, the common established method is through intermodal containers. At present, the shipping and logistics industries utilize an estimated 35 million containers positioned around the world, servicing almost all routes. Unfortunately, with global trade, also comes large global trade deficits in which some countries import far more than they export and vice versa. As a result, 1 in 5 co

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