COS optimizes empty container coordination by connecting supply and demand to reduce empty miles, lower costs, and minimize emissions throughout the transportation network.
Customers create container usage orders before empty containers enter the depot, allowing direct reuse of the same ones for export shipments — eliminating empty container drop-off and pickup handling fees.
The same company that handles both import and export shipments.
Marketplace matches empty containers between companies.
Containers bypass the depot, eliminating both import empty drop-off fees and export empty pickup fees.
Eliminate depot in/out trips, allowing trucks to move directly from unloading points to loading points.
No need to wait for empty container pickup schedules at depots, enabling more proactive container planning.
Fewer empty kilometers and handling operations, supporting direct ESG reporting.
Allows customers to change the empty container drop-off depot instead of returning it to the carrier's designated location. Truckers can select the most convenient depot along their route after unloading import cargo.
Eliminate extra mileage required to reach designated depots.
Consolidate empties near demand to cut redundant moves.
Flexibly select drop-off locations to reduce depot gate wait times.
Lower empty running kilometers per container return trip.
Allows customers to change the empty container pickup depot instead of collecting it from the carrier's designated location — used when the assigned depot is out of stock, congested, or far from the stuffing location.
Pick up empties at a depot closer to the stuffing location, eliminating redundant legs.
Put idle empties from other depots into use instead of leaving them stagnant.
It is not dependent on the availability of shells at a single depot.
Shorten the process of picking up empty containers for each export order.
The empty pickup point is optimized through a formal partnership with the shipping company CMA CGM.
Automated system matching empty container demand from shippers with truckers' empty backhaul legs, optimized by location, timing, and container type across the entire network.
Network-wide matching beyond single-enterprise boundaries.
Truckers capture container orders directly along active routes, boosting fleet utilization.
Shippers instantly view nearby available empties instead of manual searching.
Via ZACOS Mini App on Zalo, no extra app installation required.
A single account can be used across both the web version and ZACOS Mini App.
A depot operations management system for the logistics and shipping industry — digitizing end-to-end container yard operations for large-scale depots and logistics enterprises.
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Reduce empty container-related costs and shorten container coordination time for cargo loading.
Minimize empty return trips, optimize truck utilization, and increase revenue per vehicle.
Optimize closed-loop empty container circulation and maximize equipment asset utilization.
Digitize handover procedures for faster processing, timely empty container release, and optimized depot storage capacity.
"Previously, every completed import shipment required returning empty containers to the depot before picking up another one the next day. With MT-Reuse, containers move directly to the loading warehouse, eliminating both empty container handling costs."
"My trucks often had to return empty containers to depots far from the route. Since we can switch empty container return points, each trip saves significant fuel costs and reduces driver waiting time at depot gates."
"ZACOS is convenient because no app installation is required. Drivers can simply open Zalo, view nearby empty container requests, and match orders while on the go."
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