# BIC

- **Website:** <https://bic-boxtech.org>
- **Primary alias:** `bic-boxtech.org`

## Description

BoxTech, operated by the Bureau of International Containers (BIC), is a leading global shipping container Technical Characteristics Database designed to streamline access to vital container specifications. Serving as a central repository, BoxTech enables container owners and operators to effortlessly post and manage technical details, such as tare weights, sizes, and payload capacities. 

Through a user-friendly API or manual data uploads, shippers and transport professionals can retrieve crucial information on a container-by-container basis, significantly enhancing logistics efficiency. BoxTech supports compliance with the SOLAS Verified Gross Mass (VGM) declaration requirement, thus eliminating the need for time-consuming communication regarding equipment specifications. 

As a non-profit initiative, BoxTech promotes safe and sustainable intermodal transportation, connecting over 2,600 members across 127 countries. By enabling reliable data access, BoxTech plays a critical role in facilitating international trade and ensuring seamless border crossings, ultimately enhancing the logistics experience for all stakeholders in the shipping industry.

## Industries

- 📊 Business and Consumer Services
- 📊 Shipping and Logistics _(under Business and Consumer Services)_
- 🖥 Computers Electronics and Technology
- 🖥 Computers Electronics and Technology _(under Computers Electronics and Technology)_
- 🏭 Heavy Industry and Engineering

## Links

- [twitter](https://twitter.com/BIC_NGO)
- [linkedin](https://linkedin.com/company/bureau-international-des-containers-bic-)

## Logos & icons

- logo _(primary)_ — PNG, SVG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idXrDQMe2D/w/820/h/365/theme/dark/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1748696990656)
- icon _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idXrDQMe2D/w/400/h/400/theme/dark/icon.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1748696991158)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Persian Green | #009983 | accent |
| Black | #000000 | dark |
| Bermuda | #7adcb4 | light |

## Fonts

- navigo — asset _(custom)_
- navigo — asset _(custom)_

## Imagery

- banner _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idXrDQMe2D/w/1500/h/500/idC0FHKpl-.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1748696990920)

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