On March 2, following expert review and comprehensive evaluation, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization officially released the 2022 (Second Batch) list of "Specialized, Refined, and Innovative" enterprises in Shanghai. BOXPLUS successfully earned this prestigious designation.
Shortly before earning this recognition, BOXPLUS passed rigorous evaluations by the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission and was certified as a Shanghai High-Tech Enterprise. Over the next three years, the company will enjoy preferential policies associated with high-tech enterprises in China.
These achievements underscore BOXPLUS's recognized innovation capabilities, professional expertise, and technological leadership in smart container logistics monitoring while marking a significant milestone in its ongoing development.
BOXPLUS is dedicated to becoming a leading provider of container IoT solutions and advancing its IBOX devices and information services to meet real-world business needs. Since its inception, the company has embraced an integrated approach to production, academia, research, and application. Guided by a spirit of innovation and collaboration, BOXPLUS has established partnerships with global shipping and logistics companies, prestigious universities, and advanced shipping enterprises. By integrating traditional shipping and logistics operations with cutting-edge technologies such as information technology, communications, sensors, and big data, the company has developed innovative IoT devices for smart shipping, ushering in a new era of digital transformation in container logistics.
Since its founding in late 2019, BOXPLUS has achieved numerous breakthroughs in core technologies, securing 35 patents and software copyrights. In 2021, the company won third place nationally in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for Central Enterprises. In 2022, BOXPLUS's IBOX-BPR smart reefer monitoring product received CE-RED and CB certifications from TÜV Rheinland, a globally recognized independent certification body. Recently, BOXPLUS has also been recognized as a Shanghai High-Tech Enterprise, an Innovative Small and Medium Enterprise, and a "Specialized, Refined, and Innovative" Enterprise, showcasing its commitment to continuous progress in product development and technological innovation.
In addition to its product advancements, BOXPLUS actively contributes to establishing and implementing industry standards. In 2021, the company co-developed the COA UDM (Container Owners Association Unified Data Model). It contributed as a business partner to UN/CEFACT's Business Requirements Specification (BRS) for Smart Containers and collaborated with UN/IMO on drafting certification safety standards for IoT container devices. In 2022, BOXPLUS joined the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Containers' Cold Chain Logistics Information Service Working Group as a founding member and participated in drafting the Technical Guidelines for Intelligent Refrigerated Container Terminal Equipment under the Ministry of Transport.
Looking ahead, BOXPLUS will continue to focus on smart IoT solutions for containers, safeguarding container logistics and providing industry-leading expertise to accelerate the digital transformation of the sector.