MCI urges EU action on “harmful” reefers

Carrier Transicold has launched its latest reefer machine, dubbed OptimaLINE. The company claims it offers customers an up to 15% saving on annual energy costs and a 40% reduction in CO2 compared with previous Carrier Transicold machines.

Lustenau (Austria)-based Identec Solutions, a leader in innovative monitoring solutions, has developed ‘Reefer Runner 5G’, a device that the company said will “revolutionise the way businesses monitor their refrigerated containers”.

Produce shippers in New Zealand and now Peru are using Daikin’s Active CA technology for exports to Asia.

Tank container leasing specialist TWS has improved its reefer tank product offering with the addition of reefer tanks featuring agitator.

In an interview with WorldCargo News, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) chief commercial officer Søren Johannsen was highly optimistic about the prospects for the reefer container industry in 2018. The lull in the reefer market felt during 2016 continued into the first six months of 2017, with the notable exception of Maersk Line, which continued to place orders. In the second half of this year, however, other lines resumed ordering, and the year finished strongly, with MCI on target to build 105,

Dry freight container manufacturers have faced a difficult 2017, with the challenge of switching to waterborne paints coinciding with a sharp upswing in demand.