We’ve spent the past few weeks talking to operators who unload loose-loaded sea containers for a living. We learned enough that it felt wrong to keep it to ourselves, so we wrote it up.
What’s in the report
The report is a snapshot of how container unloading actually runs in European warehouses today. It covers what operators pay per container, how big the crews are, how long a container takes, what setup they use inside the dock, and how the SKU and weight mix behaves in practice.
It also captures what buyers told us about past automation attempts, why some of them walked away, and the conditions under which they would try again. There are direct quotes on cost, scale, and how a pilot would have to be structured for them to even consider it.
The point of the report is to give anyone evaluating container unloading automation a clean field benchmark to compare against, instead of guessing.
How to read it
It’s a short read. No filler. The numbers are in tables, the buyer quotes are pulled out, and the takeaways for anyone considering automation are at the end. If you only have two minutes, the tables alone are worth the download.
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