How to Choose Your Shipping Container Locks

Cargo theft is a global problem. Every year, companies lose millions of dollars to criminal activity against their containers and trucks.

The doble good news are: the right container locks protect you against cargo theft and also provide many other benefits for your daily operations: access control, digital keys...

The bad news: it can be really hard to find the suitable lock for you business.

Don’t worry: we are here to help you!

How do shipping container locks help your business?

As we saw in our past article 6 Ways Shipping Container Locks Stop Cargo Theft and Improve Your Business, shipping container locks will have a positive impact on your business by reducing cargo theft and increasing your business reputation.

How to choose a shipping container lock.

In order to choose what lock model works best for you, you need to consider the following criteria:

  • Vehicle: Is it for containers or trucks?

  • Installation: Will it become a permanent fixture on the container or truck, or will it be portable?

  • Location: Where will the lock be placed: inside or outside the container?

  • Mission: Are you aiming for the highest resistance against force brute and violent attacks? Or are you more concerned about controlling the access to your good?

These questions help you decide the nature of the lock that fits your business and customers best.

Additional benefits from smart shipping container locks: full control and digital keys.

When choosing a lock, make sure you get the most out of it: a strong hardware is nowadays not enough to truly impact your business. Smart locks can provide you with tools that help you better monitor your fleet and control all the keys in circulation.

  • Full control: remote fleet management platforms can provide you with 24/7 status of your locks and give you an overview of the latest activity per lock or per key.

  • Digital keys : using digital keys allows you to forget about traditional keys and the costs and hassle they create on daily basis. Digital keys also allow you to control much better who has access to the goods, when and where.

Why Seguratainer?

We understand that each business is different and locks need to be able to adapt.

This is why we bring you a new generation of smart shipping container locks that provide you with high security, full control and unique digital keys.

Locks adapted to your needs

Our locks are as versatile as your business and customers:

  • Internal and external locks

  • Fixed and portable locks

  • For containers and trucks

Our locks are also:

  • Designed to withstand violent theft attacks.

  • Resistant to all weather conditions and modes of transportation.

  • The locks do not require any external power source.

Wait, did we say smart container locks?
Yes we did!

Smart Shipping Container Locks

Our locks don’t use traditional keys: we use NFC to turn your smartphone into a unique digital key.

  • Free mobile app.

  • All keys are personally assigned.

  • Each key activation is registered in the lock history

Forget traditional keys and anonymous access to your goods!

Remote Fleet Management

How do you control your fleet of locks and all the keys?
Thanks to our fleet management platform!

  • All locks and keys managed from your laptop.

  • Create rules (geofencing, time restrictions) to customize keys.

  • Access to 24/7 history per lock.

Full control in just few clicks!

And we operate worldwide.

Choose your shipping container lock

In the picture below: Slam Lock, Claw Lock, Halt Lock and Smart Lock Box.
Can't decide?

Contact us today: we will help you find the perfect lock for your business.
You can also email us at: contact@seguratainer.com

From left to right: Slam Lock, Claw Lock, Halt Lock, Smart Lock Box