Eye on the cold chain

Whilst the traditional perishable traders are withdrawing from the conventional segment, others still see a market for this specialised ship.

Dole Ocean Cargo Express (DOCE), which is an operating unit of Dole Food Company, has started a new service connecting ports in South and Central America with the north eastern region of the US.

Reefer container freight rates continue to outperform the dry cargo trade, despite an unprecedented contraction in reefer seaborne trade last year.

December saw the port’s general cargo terminal handle five vessel calls in seven days from Seatrade and GreenSea, in the run-up to Christmas

The Port of Dover’s cargo terminal has received a new reefer breakbulk call. The new cargo stream is the result of partial decontainerisation by Agricola Famosa

There are reports Africa Express Line (AEL) has ordered four conventional reefer vessels from Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co., in Japan.