The Bureau International des Containers et du Transport Intermodal (BIC) has launched a completely redesigned upload for BoxTech, its free global container database – the first of several platform enhancements planned across 2026.

The new web interface lets container owners build a bespoke template with just the fields they want to upload and share with the supply chain, rather than a single large template containing every possible field.

Alongside the required container markings, they can pick and choose individual fields from across the available data sets – such as CSC safety plate, tank container, smart container, and dimensions – then download a CSV matched precisely to those selections.

As a file is loaded, the platform validates it instantly in the browser, marking each row as valid or invalid and explaining any error before submission.

A flawless file is no longer required to proceed: valid rows can be uploaded immediately, while rows containing errors can be downloaded, corrected, and resubmitted separately. A new Quick Generate option creates an entire serial range from a single set of shared specifications, easing the entry of newly built container batches.

Launched by BIC in 2016, BoxTech is the only centralised container equipment database of its kind in the world. Free, neutral, and non-profit, it holds the technical details of more than 15.3 million containers and is drawn on by more than 6,000 registered users.