Peacekeeping Missions Drive the Market for Military Tank Containers

The military tank container market is account for market size of US$ 97.6 Mn in 2017 and is estimated to reach US$ 140.2 Mn by 2025. Increasing peacekeeping mission across the globe is the major driving factor for military tank containers which are usually deployed at strategic locations in order to gain competitive advantage. The demand for optimal supply of water and fuel at such locations for efficient operations has been growing and thereby driving the demands for military tank containers. As a result, the market for military tank containers market is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 4.9% from 2018 to 2025.

The major defense forces are constantly aiming on strengthening their troops with modular logistics solutions. The transportation of water and fuel at various strategic frontline barracks is a challenging solution for the forces, thereby, the militaries are deploying tank containers to support their troops with adequate food, water, fuel and pharmaceuticals. Modular structure of the ISO tank containers allows for easy deployment of water storage tanks at base camps or even at forward operating baselines. The modularized container systems are quick and easy to deploy, install and maintain at the point of usage. These advantages offered by the modular containerized systems have been driving the military to adopt such solutions.

The market for military tank containers is poised to expand in the coming years. Transporting liquids, food products, gases to the lesser accessible locations of army camps and forward operating bases demands for technical and commercial expertise. Understanding the stresses and harsh climatic conditions exhibited by the environment is another critical parameter that needs to be evaluated by the manufacturer and the end-user of the equipment. Attributing to this fact, the defense forces are pressurizing the tank containers for tailor made tank containers, which suits their requirements. Reefer containers in particular suffice to the demands for efficient transportation of perishable items. There has been increasing demands from the military sector for the reefer containers as they provide long lasting preservation to the products being transported. Therefore, a large opportunity for the market players to tap in this space lies ahead.

The market for military tank containers is segmented, considering various parameters namely; material types, container types, supplies and end users. The military tank containers are majorly manufactured of stainless steel, pertaining to the durability, reliability, hygiene, recyclable nature, corrosion as well as temperature resistance and lastly the ease of fabrication of stainless steel, makes this an ideal choice for manufacturers and for the end-users to be employed for their requirements. However, the aluminum alloy, another material for manufacturing of military tank containers is gaining prominence among the end users owing to lighter in weight, which increases the fuel efficiency of the vehicle.

On basis of container types, the market is bifurcated as dry container and reefer container. Dry containers marked a prominent position in the market, while reefer container is gaining importance among the end users owing to the temperature control capability. The supplies segment includes, water, fuel and others, where others segment include perishable food, pharmaceuticals and chemicals others. The end users of military tank containers are homeland security and military troops. Geographically, the market for military tank containers is categorized on basis of five strategic regions namely; North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and South America.

Some of the major players operating in military tank container market are WEW Container System GmbH, Klinge Corporation, Krampitz Tanksystem GmbH, SEA BOX, Inc., AMA S.p.A, ANCORA Sp. Z o. o., VARIEL, a. s., Eurotainer SA, LAVA Engineering Company, and Saxon Containers Fze among others.