Staxxon, was issued CSC Certificate Number USA/MC/101/12 on April 12, 2012 by Marine Container Equipment Certification Corp, an authorized approval authority of the US Coast Guard.  The CSC Certificate – the shipping container equivalent of a license plate – and associated ratings mean Staxxon’s patented folding/nesting steel shipping container design can be safely loaded and moved with commodity weights and volumes that are typical for 20’ ISO/IMO shipping containers used today for global ocean, rail and truck transport. The CSC Certificate also facilitates field test... More

This graphic shows how Staxxon’s technology can reduce the cost, time, space and energy involved in back-haul for empty shipping containers.   More

Smart Planet is a CBS Interactive online publication that writes about design, technology and trends in that are focused on making the world a better place to live. Contributing Editor, Mary Catherine O’Connor, has written articles for  Fast Company, Wired, Outside, Entrepreneur, Earth2Tech, Earth Island Journal and The Bold Italic. She is based in San Francisco. Recently Mary Catherine interviewed Tom Stitt, Staxxon marketing and development director. Here are some excerpts from the article. Q&A: Staxxon’s Tom Stitt on a new design for cargo containers... More