Review of industrial manufacturing capacity for fibre-reinforced polymers as prospective structural components in Shipping Containers

摘要

In this document we will analyse the manufacturing and techno-economic aspects that are perceived as key for determining thefeasibility of commercially viable, mass-produced smart composite containers. The scope is not to propose new technicalsolutions, but rather to paint a panorama of the key aspects that, with currently available technology, will define the backdropfor future commercial and policy developments.This short review is an amalgam of materials-property and market information, whose aim is to provide an overview to assistthe non-specialist in evaluating future R&D policy-developing criteria for the eventual development of tamper-evident, seafaring,containers based on the use of composite materials technology.