AELER is a Lausanne-based company that aims to upgrade the infrastructure of global supply chains by building an ecosystem of technologies around the shipping container. Its mission is to reinvent the container so it becomes stronger, better insulated, 'super smart', more sustainable, and capable of higher payloads for a wide range of industries. AELER’s Unit One 20ft container is described as being made from advanced composite materials, with native insulation to help protect cargo from temperature changes, and integrated IoT sensors enabling near real-time tracking and monitoring.
In addition to the container hardware, AELER offers a digital platform called Control Tower, positioned as a 'digital all-in-one platform' that provides multimodal visibility into a cargo’s health and location, along with real-time alerts for proactive logistics management. AELER also presents a 'Container as a Service' model (CaaS), described as letting customers collect, use, and drop off containers at global depots. The company describes its approach as supporting environmental sustainability in shipping while improving operational efficiency, safety, and digital capabilities.