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Ocean Network Express Expands its Refrigerated Container Fleet
Ocean Network Express (ONE) is expanding its current refrigerated container (reefer) fleet by adding another 6,500 new units (including 500 units equipped with advanced Controlled Atmosphere (CA) technology) to meet the growing demand for …
Mar 21, 2022 / Curious
More fruit coming to Rotterdam in reefer ships due to COVID-19
Twice as many reefer ships with conventional cargo are currently arriving at the Rotterdam Fruit Wharf in the Merwehaven. The measures taken in response to COVID-19 mean shipping companies have been unable to put enough reefer containers in the …
May 20, 2020 / Curious
North Carolina Ports Sets Refrigerated Container Volume Record
The North Carolina State Ports Authority set a new record for refrigerated container volume. North Carolina Ports moved 1,459 refrigerated containers – 2,918 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) – through the Port of Wilmington during the month of …
May 14, 2020 / Curious
Maersk delivers Refrigerated Containers to South Africa
To offset the scarcity of reefer containers in South Africa ahead of this citrus season and to support the nation’s agricultural sector, Maersk, the world’s largest integrated container logistics company, has brought 1,800 empty refrigerated 40-foot …
Apr 28, 2020 / Curious
Crowley Adds More than 200 New Refrigerated Containers to Keep Perishables Moving Through the Cold Chain
Crowley Logistics has added 222 new refrigerated (reefer) cargo containers to its industry-leading equipment fleet to ensure equipment availability at origin for perishables moving through the cold chain. These units are in addition to 300 new …
Apr 21, 2020 / Curious
ABP Increases Capacity to Store Refrigerated Containers at the Port of Hull
ABP has grown its capacity to store refrigerated containers at the Port of Hull. The installation of two new Reefer Gantries at the Humber Container Terminal on the port has now been completed. The Reefer Gantries have increased the terminal’s …
Apr 9, 2020 / Curious
ZIM Commissioned Advanced New ZIMonitor Refrigerated Containers
ZIM is expanding its ZIMonitor containers fleet in 2019 and adding advanced “Star Cool” containers manufactured by MCI.The new MCI “Star Cool” containers have the refrigeration unit integrated directly into the container box. This design has several …
May 28, 2019 / Curious