Bamboo floors for containers gain support
CMA CGM said it has purchased an additional 30,000 TEUs of containers with bamboo floors.
The French carrier said the big order follows two years of experimentation with smaller numbers of what it says are ecologically friendly containers — it had ordered 400 TEUs in 2005 and then increased its fleet to 7,000 TEUs.
Traditionally, containers have often had floors made from tropical hardwoods, which take decades to mature, compared with fast-growing bamboo.
That has made it popular for flooring in buildings as well, though some forestry experts note that it must be managed properly. (See www.dovetailinc.org/DovetailBamboo.html)
CMA CGM's U.S. headquarters is in Norfolk, Va.
Bamboo floors for containers gain support
