Grenco buyout

Collaboration sees PSA and ONE successfully trial recycled refrigerants in reefer containers

Hutchison Ports’ BEST terminal in the Port of Barcelona has obtainef port authority approval to provide value-added services for reefer containers

Box ships for Dole

Dole has placed an order for two 2,500 TEU container vessels with China’s CSSC Chengxi Shipyard. Their value is understood to be US$42M, each
and there is an option for two more identical ships.

In an important move for the leasing industry, SeaCube has announced that it is prepared to bundle the cost of telematics into per diem leasing rates for customers that want access to leading-edge technology without a high capital investment up front.

After a slow start, developments in reefer monitoring and container tracking are on an upwards trajectory

Carrier Corp US has applied for a patent on a “method of stacking refrigerated shipping containers”. The application discloses a system where reefers are classified as “low-temperature” (LT) and “high-temperature” (HT) containers, and a vessel stack is organised to position reefers in such a way that the amount of hot air discharged from one reefer entering the condenser of an adjacent reefer is minimised.