Reefer rates during the sector’s last peak season hit all-time records as a result of supply chain disruption and equipment imbalances.

Terminal operator PSA and shipping line Ocean Network Express (ONE) has successfully completed trials of recycling refrigerant gas from reefer containers.

Ocean Network Express (ONE) is expanding its current refrigerated container fleet by adding another 6,500 new reefer units, including 500 units equipped with advanced Controlled Atmosphere (CA) technology.

Hapag-Lloyd will start its annual Cherry Express service from 17 November departing the Port of Valparaiso, Chile for Asia.

With the shipment of more than 1.9m reefer containers in 2020, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) surpassed its previous 2019 mark of 1.8m units transported.

AP Moller-Maersk has entered into a partnership with pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk on global cold chain logistics covering ocean services and inland transport.

Brazilian exports in reefer containers grew 6.9% between January and September 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, where the main destination was the Chinese market, according to a report by Brazilian consulting firm Datamar.